|
 From September until May we offer Sunday School at both the 9:15 and 11 am Worship Services.
For the summer, we switch to one worship service at 10 am.
Registration information and forms are on our Registration Page. If you would like to volunteer for any of these classes or in any other aspect of our ministry with children and teens, check out our Volunteer Opportunity Page.
Check the Parents' Blog for the latest calendar and other information: http://firstuufamilies.wordpress.com/
Our Youngest
| Age/Grade |
Time |
Group |
| Birth to 18 months |
9:15 & 11 am |
Nursery Care: Two volunteers, a safe environment and plenty to do.
|
| 18 months to 3 years |
9:15 & 11 am |
Toddler Care: Our regular Toddler Room Teacher is assisted by a roster of volunteers, including parents. Parents are always welcome. |
| Ages 3 to 5 |
9:15 & 11 am |
Wonderful Welcome: helps children explore how and why we are willing to welcome others into our lives. We welcome not only strangers, but family, our peers, our neighbors, as well as our animal friends and nature itself. |
| Kindergarten |
9:15 & 11 am |
Web of Life: Kindergarteners explore nature outdoors most weeks, answering the Big Questions by observing the cycles of nature and through reading Charlotte's Web. They will begin to understand the meaning of our 7th Principle. Will require dress appropriate for the weather. |
Elementary
|
| Age/Grade |
Time |
Groups |
|
Grades 1-5
(grouped by age)
|
9:15 & 11 am |
Workshop Exploration: With the help of workshop leaders, children explore the monthly sermon theme and the Big Questions using projects and activities with a variety of tools—movement, drama, writing, games, dance, storytelling, crafts and art, music, cooking, math and science. They have the security of the same Guide each week and the excitement of meeting new adults and exploring the themes together.
|
Middle School & High School
With the exception of Neighboring Faiths all classes are offered at 11 am only. Group availability is subject to level of registration and adult support
| Age/Grade |
Time |
Group |
6th & 7th grades (and 8th graders not enrolled in OWL)
|
11AM |
Neighboring Faiths: Learn about a different religion each month, visit a house of worship or host a religious leader, followed by a week of reflection. The emphasis is on experience and relevance.
|
| 8th grade |
11AM |
Our Whole Lives (OWL): OWL gives participants skills and practice in living their Unitarian Universalist values in the real world. It addresses the attitudes, values and feelings that youth have about themselves, relationships and sexuality. It is comprehensive and progressive. It address sensitive topics that are typically excluded from sex education in a inclusive and developmentally appropriate manner.
This is a closed group and requires parents to attend an orientation session. No new participants will be added during the year. Eighth graders entering Sunday School after the beginning of the year may elect Neighboring Faiths. See OWL brochure for details.
|
| 9th grade |
11AM
|
Coming of Age: This rite-of-passage program is designed to encourage Unitarian Universalist participants to explore their own religious beliefs and learn more about living as a UU both within this congregation and in the larger world. Participants will be invited to join the church. The COA worship service in which they share their expressions of faith is a highlight of the congregation's worship year. Parents must attend an orientation session. Participants must agree to regular attendance. This is a closed group. No new participants will be added during the year. |
| Grades 10-12 |
11AM |
Our Whole Lives (OWL): Senior high youth acquire the knowledge, life principles and skills they need to express their sexuality in life-enhancing ways. Meets most weeks through December. Open group but requireds informed parental consent. See OWL brochure for more details.
|
|
Grades 10-12
|
11AM |
Interfaith Leadership: Adapted from the Interfaith Youth Core, a program developed by Eboo Patel, this group is designed to develop UU youth as interfaith leaders. Participants explore values of service to our community and religious pluralism
|
Special Worship Times for All
We celebrate five worship services as one congregation every year.
Sept. 11 Ingathering/Water Ceremony
Oct. 30 El Dia de los Muertos
Dec. 18 Festival of Illumination
April 8 Flower Ceremony
June 3 Coming of Age Worship
Justice Sundays
Five times a year the groups come together to work for justice. The preschool and kindergarteners work with habitat through direct contact with animals and their habitat. Elementary will work on a variety of projects through internet links with children around the world.Justice Sundays
Other Sunday Morning Groups/Events
Our Whole Lives (OWL) - our nationally recognized, comprehensive, values-based sexuality curricula for 1st and 5th/6th grades are offered each year. See below and in the OWL Brochure for information.
Justice Sundays - Five times a year the groups come together to work for justice. The preschool and kindergarteners work with habitat through direct contact with animals and their habitat. Elementary will work on a variety of projects through internet links with children around the world.
| Age/Grade |
Time |
Class/Event |
| 1st Grade |
11 am in the fall, if group is large enough |
Our Whole Lives: Supports parents in educating children about birth, babies, bodies and families. Following a Parent Meeting and Parent/Child Orientation, the eight sessions engage children with stories, songs and activities. Watch for the Homelink with projects for you and your child to do together. It promotes dialogue between parents and children. |
| 1st Grade |
9 am in the Winter/Spring, will include 11am first graders that didn't meet in the fall. |
Our Whole Lives: See description above. |
| 5th & 6th grades |
9:30 am starting in January. 11 am students can continue with their regular groups. |
Our Whole Lives: An 8-session program for learning about and discussing the physical and emotional changes of puberty. It examines such topics as values, sexuality, communication and decision making. Each session include a take-home activity for parents and kids to do together. |
| PreK/K |
3 times per year in place of regular groups |
Justice Sundays: Experience ways to support habitat that supports biodiversity through contact with animals and habitat.
|
| Grades 1-12 |
5 times per year in place of regular groups |
Justice Sundays: Separate sessions held for elementary on middle and high school. Through personal experience with family history, immigrants to the U.S. and acting to educate others about immigration, as well as some witness for Justice, children and youth practice their values and develop skills to make a difference in the world. |
| PreK thru grade 12 |
5 times per year the whole congregation gathers for worship at both 9:15 and 11 am |
All Congregation Worship: Consult the Sunday School calendar. The five worship services are: Water Ceremony, El Dia de los Muertos, Festival of Illumination, Flower Ceremony and Coming of Age service (1 service only) |
|
