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RE CURRICULUM

What will my child be learning this year?

Curriculum offered in the RE program is organized by theme. Classes from pre-school through 6th grade explore the same theme at their own developmental level for the entire year.

Infant and Toddler Nursery (Birth-Age 3)

Safe, loving childcare for our infants and toddlers is provided each week by an experienced paid child care worker and by volunteers from the congregation. You are welcome to take your infant to the service or, if the child becomes fussy, to sit in the fireside room, where the service is broadcast.

Preschool: Celebrating Me and My World:

Chalice Children nurtures young children’s spiritual growth, creativity and connection to their Unitarian Universalist community through rhymes, games, finger plays, stories and activities. The pre-school class meets every Sunday, except when there is an intergenerational service.

K-1: Special Times:

Around the Church Around the Year acquaints children with their own UU community including the people and buildings, rituals and celebrations, and the basic tenets of Unitarian Universalism.

2-3: Timeless Themes

Walking the Rainbow Path: Celebrating All the Colors of Love adapts the 7 Principles by assigning them to a color of the rainbow in ROYGBIV style. This curriculum gives children a framework on which to explore and build their own theological system using great children's literature, games, creative projects, and service projects.

4: Timeless Themes

We Believe builds on the 7 principles of Unitarian Universalism. The activities in the lessons encourage children to incorporate the principlesinto their lives.

5-6: A Kingdom of Equals/ Peace and Social Justice

Traditions With a Wink teaches an understanding of the Unitarian Universalist faith in a fun and informative way. The class emphasizes that we come from a long tradition of questioning, searching, loving, kindness and good works.

7-8 (Junior Youth Group):

Our Whole Lives ("OWL’) is a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum provides youth with accurate information about sexual health, human development, sexual behavior, relationships and personal skills in the supportive setting of our religious community.

9-12:  Senior Youth Group:

BuxMont’s youth group is a youth-led, advisor-supported program. Its purposes include nurturing spiritual, emotional and intellectual growth, developing leadership skills, building community, increasing understanding between youth and adults, and serving the wider community. Activities include worship, learning, games, overnights, social action, fieldtrips and youth conferences.