Elementary
Elementary children spend the year using a variety of age-appropriate UU curriculum and resources to explore Unitarian Universalist identity, spirituality and spiritual practices, liberal religious values, and social justice topics. Classes are taught by volunteer teachers and staff, and designed to provide children with opportunities to explore Unitarian Universalism, develop their own UU identity, explore liberal religious values, strengthen their own spiritual journeys, and enhance their sense of religious community.
During the church program year (September-May), elementary classes will meet during the 9:30 and 11:00 worship services most Sundays. A variety of Unitarian Universalist curricula and resources are used in elementary classes.
During the fall of 2019, our primary exploration in elementary classes will be Environmental Justice and Racial Justice.
The 2019-20 Religious Education program begins on September 8, 2018. We anticipate offering the following classes for elementary children (subject to change):
- 9:30 Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Grade
- 9:30 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade
- 11:00 Age 4 (by Aug. 1), Kindergarten, and 1st Grade
- 11:00 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade
- 11:00 5th & 6th Grade
What are some of the other resources elementary children explore?
- Picture Book Bible Tales, Picture Book World Religions, and Picture Book Unitarian Universalist, which you can learn more about here.
- The Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) Tapestry of Faith programs, which you can explore here.
- Spending time each month exploring Eliot Chapel’s monthly theme using age-appropriate resources from the Soul Matters Sharing Circle, which you can explore HERE.
- Participation in the Our Whole Lives sexuality program for K-1st and 4th-5th grades, offered every other year to families who elect to participate. You can learn more about Our Whole Lives here.
