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Children's Religious Education
Together We Can Do So Much More
By Natalie Friedman
An important part of the life of our church is the religious education of our children. Our program begins in the nursery and continues through grade twelve. Religious education is viewed as a life-long experience.
Our children figure largely in the life of our church. From their presence and role in the church service, to their work on service projects, and points in between, what our youth do is important and significantly enriches our congregation.
In Religious Education we endeavor to offer lively, yet thoughtful programming for the children.
Schedule
Toddlers and babies are invited into our Nursery at 10:00 a.m.
Older children are welcome to attend the 10:30 AM worship service with their parents to hear the first part of the service. After a children's story, the children and youth gather in the Social Hall and walk over to the Religious Education Building to attend class. Visitor and registration forms are available at the Religious Education table in the Social Hall. Parents of children through grade four are asked to pick their children up at noon. Older children and youth are dismissed to the Social Hall at noon.
Children's Programs
Our curricula embraces our Principles and Purposes and our Living Tradition that draw from many sources:
Preschool
The curriculum, “We Are Many, We Are One,” uses stories, games and projects to encourage children to honor themselves, their religious community, nature, and cultures from around the world.
Kindergarten through Grade 2
The curriculum, “Walking the Rainbow Path: Celebrating All the Colors of Love,” is a tool to help children begin to name their own religious/spiritual experiences, to give them stories and language that create a framework on which to build their own belief system, and to nurture their ethical growth.
Grades 3 & 4
The curriculum, “Timeless Themes,” introduces children to religious literature that is central to North American culture and to Unitarian Universalist heritage. Children become familiar with their cultural heritage, and to the human issues that inspired these scriptures: the timeless themes of transcendent power, human responsibility, love of freedom, speaking out against injustice, respect for the beliefs of others, love of one's neighbor, and forgiveness.
Grades 5 & 6
The
curriculum, “The Questing Year,”
engages participants in four
quests designed to help them seek and develop their own answers to deep life
questions about human faith and the web of all existence. Connected through
social action and spiritual search, the Mystery Quest, the Inner Quest, the
Action Quest, and the UU Quest are all challenging and fun.