Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the World, with about 3,000-years of history. The country had its own traditional system of education before the introduction of modern or Western type of education in 1908. However, since the beginning of so called modern education in Ethiopia, the curriculum has been copied from western countries, according to historical facts. The curriculum lacked integration with indigenous knowledge rooted in Ethiopian communities' cultural context. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (4th c) and the Mosque (7th c) were also the institutions that provided education long before the introduction of modern schools into Ethiopia. These religious institutions have been responsible for the dissemination of Ethiopian traditional education and have played an important role in the development and preservation of the country's culture and literate elite for thousands of years. Exploring the pedagogical practices of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Qene schools and drawing experiences to modern education is the main purpose of this study. In line with that, this study is an attempt to answer the following research question: What pedagogical practices are there in Ethiopian Orthodox Church Qene (poetry) schools?