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We have a weekly church school for preschoolers through 8th graders which meets during the Sunday worship service. The children stay with their parents during the first part of the service. After the Time For All Ages part of the service, the children and teachers leave the service for their classes. Our youth, grades 9 - 12, are offered two rich programs: a religious education class and youth group, which meet every other week. The religious education class meets during the Sunday service. The youth group meets on Sunday afternoons from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Preschool – Elementary

World Religions, Life Issues, Unitarian Universalist, Social Justice and our Judeo-Christian Heritage are the themes we explore in our cooperative church school. Age appropriate groupings ensure that children can learn and play while receiving a valuable foundation of liberal religious education. Parents and adults with children in the RE Program rotate teaching throughout the church year.

Recognizing that children learn in many different ways, your child will enjoy a varied program including: games, cooperative activities, discussions, media, field trips, arts and crafts, social action projects, celebrations, and weekly worship. Classes are arranged by grade/age groups to ensure that children will enjoy age-appropriate activities and socializing.

Some of our classrooms experience a new, cutting edge religious education model called Spirit Play. These classes are designed to create an intentional children's community. With doorkeepers and specially trained storytellers, a story-lesson is presented in sacred space. Children use various art mediums to express the story or explore one of the stories (today's story or one previously told) during their work time.

These stories are beautifully presented using manipulatives hand-made by some of our adult artists and crafts people.

Spirit Play is steeped in Montessori methodology, which borrows its child-centered manner and storing all materials used by the children at the children's levels.

Multiple learning styles are also accommodated in the RE model.


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Vision and Program Nursery Church School Youth Groups RE Resources Links: UUA UUSC MBD	Church School We have a weekly church school for preschoolers through 8th graders which meets during the Sunday worship service. The children stay with their parents during the first part of the service. After the Time For All Ages part of the service, the children and teachers leave the service for their classes. Our youth, grades 9 - 12, are offered two rich programs: a religious education class and youth group, which meet every other week. The religious education class meets during the Sunday service. The youth group meets on Sunday afternoons from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool – Elementary World Religions, Life Issues, Unitarian Universalist, Social Justice and our Judeo-Christian Heritage are the themes we explore in our cooperative church school. Age appropriate groupings ensure that children can learn and play while receiving a valuable foundation of liberal religious education. Parents and adults with children in the RE Program rotate teaching throughout the church year. Recognizing that children learn in many different ways, your child will enjoy a varied program including: games, cooperative activities, discussions, media, field trips, arts and crafts, social action projects, celebrations, and weekly worship. Classes are arranged by grade/age groups to ensure that children will enjoy age-appropriate activities and socializing. Some of our classrooms experience a new, cutting edge religious education model called Spirit Play. These classes are designed to create an intentional children's community. With doorkeepers and specially trained storytellers, a story-lesson is presented in sacred space. Children use various art mediums to express the story or explore one of the stories (today's story or one previously told) during their work time. These stories are beautifully presented using manipulatives hand-made by some of our adult artists and crafts people. Spirit Play is steeped in Montessori methodology, which borrows its child-centered manner and storing all materials used by the children at the children's levels. Multiple learning styles are also accommodated in the RE model.
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