Religious Education
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” ~ Frederick Douglass

Welcome to our Religious Education Program! Choosing your child’s religious education program is an important decision, just as important as choosing your own religious home. At First Unitarian, we take children’s spiritual, emotional, and social development seriously. We offer:

• A safe place for children and youth to wonder, ask questions, and discover.
• Exploration of themes such as Unitarian Universalist identity, world religions, peace & justice, the web of life, and social justice.
• Religious Education classes that run during our worship services.
• Meaningful, age-appropriate worship for children and youth.
• A focus on spiritual growth and faith exploration in the context of a caring community.

Special Notes to Parents:

• Please register your child. This is the best way for us to keep in touch about activities.
• Good behavior is expected in classes. If problems arise, parents may be called to help.
• When a given curriculum contains sexually sensitive materials, parents will be advised.
• In accordance with our Board policy, all teachers read and sign the UUA Code Ethics, as well as agree to a background check.
• Parents must accompany children on the playground at ALL times. Please remember to pick up your children from the classrooms by 11:40.

Special Programs:

• Kids’ Connection – held 3-4 times a year
• Intergenerational Services
• Halloween Party
• Children’s Holiday Pageant
• Free Clothing Exchange
• UU Pen Pals
• Easter Program & Egg Hunt
• Family Retreat
• End of Year Celebration
  ...and others!

Unitarian Universalist Principles for Children:

1. We believe that each and every person is important.
2. We believe that all people should be treated fairly and kindly.
3. We believe that we should accept one another and keep on learning together.
4. We believe that each person must be free to search for what is true and right in life.
5. We believe that all persons should have a vote about the things that concern them.
6. We believe in working for a peaceful, fair, and free world.
7. We believe in caring for our planet Earth, the home we share with all living things.