"We should not hesitate to help our children see what they learn and feel here is Unitarianism and that our effort in the direction of liberal religion is born of deep commitment to life.  Through worship and through learning and through relationships with others, it is the love of life we are doing our best to help along."

                                                  Robert Doss

Church school is in session on Sunday during both the 9:30AM and 11:15AM worship services during the regular church year (September through May.)  Classrooms are on UUC’s lower level.

Nursery Care (Jefferson Room)

9:30AM & 11:15AM – Ages: Birth to walking.
A safe and happy environment in our fully equipped nursery.

Toddlers (King Room)

9:30AM & 11:15AM – Ages: 18 to 24 months, approximately.
Children receive individual attention to help them feel comfortable and happy with new friends and experiences. They enjoy stories, songs, activities, and sensory experiences. Toddler care is a cooperative effort of volunteer teachers and parents.

Preschool

9:30AM & 11:15AM – Ages: approximately 2½ to 4 years. Our preschool program offers children between the ages of 2½ and 4 the opportunity to learn about their religious community, rituals, and traditions, make friends, have fun, and explore the world around them.  Preschool care is a cooperative effort of volunteer teachers and parents.

Pre K - First Grade (Ages 4-7)

9:30AM & 11:15 AM – Spirit Play is a Montessori approach to religious education. In an intergenerational community, the children are given freedom within a structure to make meaning of the big questions that they wonder about using their innate creativity and spirituality. The program is rich in the story-telling tradition and facilitates children learning in a community, while, at the same time, giving children more opportunities to work and think independently. 

Second and Third Grade

9:30AM & 11:15 AM – Moral Tales; A Tapestry of Faith Program for Children.  The goal of Moral Tales is to provide children with the tools to begin discerning what is right and true, and to hear and follow the call of Love.  The curriculum ties in heavily with our UU principles.  Each lesson has a Taking It Home resource which will be provided to families with suggestions of ways in which they can extend the lesson at home.

The 2nd and 3rd graders will also be introduced to some key social justice concepts around water, water usage, access to clean water and the effects upon women and children in developing countries when they do not have easy access to clean, safe water. They will be learning and participating in service learning and social justice periodically throughout the school year.

 Fourth and Fifth Grade

9:30 & 11:15 AM –  Love Connects Us; A Tapestry of Faith Program for Children celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live our faith in covenanted community.  The Love Connects Us curriculum also provides the Taking It Home resource for families.

The 4th & 5th graders will also be introduced to the concept of homelessness, why it is a social justice issue, and why, as Unitarian Universalists, we care about it.  They will be partnering with First Place School during the entire school year.

Middle School (Grades 6 & 7) The Middle School group is also available to 8th graders who are unable or do not wish to participate in OWL.

9:30AM & 11:15AM - This group engages stories from Hebrew and Christian religious texts examined with a Unitarian Universalist lens giving them the cultural literacy necessary to move about sucessfully in our world today.  They will also learn about other faiths using the Neighboring Faiths curriculum and some field trips.