Youth Religious Education: Jr. High Youth

Grades 6 - 7
11:30 ONLY
Curriculum: Windows & Mirrors
Unitarian Universalism views our members' multiple perspectives as a blessing. In spirit, we embrace the contribution of diversity to our collective ability to pursue truth, fairness, justice and love. In practice, however, we often fail to embrace all the experiences and viewpoints in our communities as respectfully or as wholly as we might. Sometimes, we fail to even see differences among us. We seem most prone to gloss over differences when to acknowledge them requires acute self-examination and may lead to pain, shame, discomfort or guilt.

Windows and Mirrors nurtures children's ability to identify their own experiences and perspectives and to seek out, care about and respect those of others. The sessions unpack topics that lend themselves to diverse experiences and perspectives-for example, faith heritage, public service, anti-racism and prayer.
Grades 6 - 7 Parent Letter
Grades 6 - 7 Curriculum Plan

Grade 8
11:30 ONLY
Curriculum: Rites of Passage
This program is also known as Coming of Age and honors, celebrates and explores the transition from childhood to youth. Exploring personal beliefs about God, death and the meaning of faith, the curriculum helps our youth bring together all that they have learned and experienced in their lives and at church. The program uses the five elements of initiation, ritual, learning, testing and celebration. This yearlong journey also incorporates tools youth can use to shape their own spiritual journeys.

This bedrock class culminates on Sunday June 3rd 2012, with the presentation of their personal faith statements from the pulpit, a bridging ceremony into the senior high class and an opportunity to become official youth members of the church and sign the membership book.
Grade 8 ROP Parent Letter
Grade 8 ROP Curriculum Plan