Sunday Morning Classes
General Information for Sunday Morning Children & Youth Programs
Each Sunday, children and youth attend the first part of the 11:00 a.m. worship service. At approximately 11:30 they are sung out to their classes, which continue until 12:30 p.m.
Parents with children in the nursery (birth-age 3 year olds) or in classes through 2nd grade are requested to please pick up their children in the Nursery or in their classroom in the church's lower level.
CLASS LOCATIONS |
Nursery (birth-age 3 years) |
Church's lower level |
Nursery |
Ages 4 -5 year olds |
Church's lower level |
Room # 3 |
Grades 1-2 |
Church's lower level |
Room # 2 |
Grades 3-4 |
Church's lower level |
Rooms #5-6 |
Grade 5 |
Church's lower level |
Rooms # 4 |
Grades 6-8 |
Church's lower level |
Conference Room |
Grades 9-12 |
Church's upper level |
Youth Room |
View the calendar of upcoming classes, with specific topics for each grade level.
Nursery/Preschool (birth-4 years)
We provide a safe, clean environment in which to support each child in initiating play activities at the developmental level they manifest. Structured activities, games, stories and crafts are a part of the nursery experience.
Kindergarten-2nd Grades
Treasure Hunting - This curriculum uses the theme of treasure hunting as a concrete way of involving children in the excitement of the search for the meaning of life. It addresses issues that children face daily, explores the meaning of Unitarian Universalist principles and values, and emphasizes an accepting and caring community.
3rd-4th Grades
Spirit of Adventure -
5th Grade
Neighboring Faiths -
This yearlong curriculum helps youth to learn about their own faith and other faith traditions through interactive experiences such as field trips and interviews. These encounters with other religions are given meaning through periods of reflection and discussion about personal beliefs and values.
Goals for participants:
- To learn about other faith traditions.
- To consider the universals of religious experience.
- To deepen one's own faith.
- To strengthen one's understanding of and respect for cultural diversity.
6th-8th Grades
Traditions with a Wink! - Teaches an understanding of Unitarian Universalist faith that can replace the vague “anything we want to” statement with: “We come from a long tradition of questioning and searching. We come from a long tradition of loving kindness and good works.” We have powerful stories and visions of hope. It is time to share them with our young teens as they begin the process of shaping their own faith.
9th-12th Grades
Film as Theology: Media That Matters Film Festival - Civic engagement, justice, sustainability —jury-selected and produced by independent and youth filmmakers from around the country, the short films we will watch bring important social, political, and environmental topics to the forefront as a springboard for discussion and more importantly, for action.
For more information, contact:
Associate Minister for Religious Education
Geoff Rimositis
GRimositis@sanjoseuu.org
408-292-3858 ext. 25
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