2011-2012 Religious Education Classes

Pre-K, K – 1 st Grade:

In the Fall…“Creating Home”, a new curriculum from the UUA that takes the concept of home that young children understand as a place where families gather, share love, and take care of one another and expands on it to help children understand their “faith home” in Unitarian Universalism.

In the Spring…“Hide and Seek With God” seeks to explore different understandings of God at a time when kids have especially rich and curious questions. Some of the interpretations of God explored are nested in the six sources of Unitarian Universalism. Through their conversations, children will start to acquire a language to talk about their own feelings and beliefs.

2nd – 4th Grade:
In the Fall…“Faithful Journeys” invites children to interact with stories from our history and stories of contemporary UUs in order to see ways that our faith can call us to action.

In the Spring…“Moral Tales” engages children in identifying and articulating their own sense of right and wrong. As they explore stories from folk and faith traditions they apply their own spiritual compass to determine moral direction.

5th – 6th Grade:
In the Fall…“Toolbox of Faith” brings children into a conversation around the qualities of Unitarian Universalism such as integrity, courage and love, and speaks for them as tools they can use in building their own lives and working for the good of the world. The metaphor of a toolbox is used with the tools being a hammer for justice, duct tape for flexibility, and a mirror for reflection, for example

In the Spring…“Amazing Grace” explores right and wrong by looking at the many sources for discernment available to them. They explore religion, law, culture, their peers, and discuss how UUs take responsibility for their decisions and lives.