Designing and Validating the Model of Imamate Education Curriculum for Childhood (6-12 years old)

Teaching religious concepts, especially knowledge, love and obedience to the Imam to children, like any other science requires correct, efficient and effective principles and methods. Therefore, just as recognizing the characteristics and abilities of children in optimizing the teaching of religious concepts is a matter of course; it is also necessary to recognize the principles and methods of teaching religious concepts to children. Using a descriptive- inferential method this paper studies the educational model of Imamate to children. For validation, the findings of this study were made available to experts in various fields, including curriculum studies, religious education, educational psychologists, and teachers and finally, it was approved with a high average. This model institutionalizes knowledge, love and obedience to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) in children and provides the ground for their sure and fast perfection and nearness to God in this world and the hereafter.