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| Sophia Fahs was an early pioneer in Unitarian Universalist religious education and editor of curriculum for the American Unitarian Association in the 1930's and 1940's. It was her belief that faith grew out of a child’s own questioning, wondering, and experience. She maintained that religion isn’t like an old dress or suit that you cut down to fit a child. Many of the Unitarian Univeralist curricula reflect her philosophy of religious education. |
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| Program Oganization | - | |
| The Religious Education Program is planned and taught by the Religious Education Committee that is comprised of the Director of Religious Education and interested members and friends of the congregation. It is a source of pride that we have been able to offer this program free of charge through the support of our all-volunteer Religious Education Committee. We also are proud to note that in years past 30% of the adults in the congregation have volunteered to teach Religious Education lessons. Parents are encouraged to help support this program by participating in the following activities: volunteer teacher, RE Committee member, volunteer teaching aide, volunteer in nursery to care for toddlers, shop for supplies, provide/prepare snacks for students, prepare curriculum packets, volunteer to supervise a middle/school high school evening youth group, etc. To enroll your child simply complete a registration form (available in the church office) and submit it to the Director of Religious Education. |
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| Curriculum | - | |
The Preschool Program for the 2007/2008 year and for 2008/2009 follows the UU Curriculum Celebrating Me and My World. Its author, Debora Chandler Pratt, states in the Introduction “This curriculum begins by celebrating the wondrous qualities of the children themselves and expands outward to the things and people around them. This program provides preschoolers with experiences and opportunities to grow in their sense of trust and caring and to develop their self-identify and their sense of connectedness with all life. The Elementary Program for the 2007/2008 year will complete the Holidays and Holy Days curriculum that we began last year. This program celebrates important holidays from a variety of religious and secular traditions. This year we also will complete the It’s a Growing Up Year curriculum. This program helps the students explore issues of identity, family/community roles and personal/religious values. |
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