Middle School Youth Group
An ongoing group for our middle schoolers with a focus on fun and service, facilitated by the middle schoolers and their parents. Our first activity for the year is the Haunted House!

Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU)
An ongoing youth group for our youth and young adults from age 14-20 which includes social activities, worship, learning, leadership and social action. (On hiatus this year due to the Coming of Age Program.)

Youth Choir led by Gabriela Perez Ugalde
An opportunity for our children and youth to sing their faith, led by a trained Kindermusik teacher. This year the choir will be meeting in periodic sessions; first session runs 9/27-10/25 with children and youth singing in the services on 11/1. Children must be signed up to participate in this fun opportunity.

RE Fair
New event taking place between the two services (10:30-11:30): Come meet members of the teaching teams! Peruse the curricula we are using! Learn about our special programs such as OWL, Coming of Age, Faith in Action, and more! (9/20)

Art Workshop for Children & Youth Art Exhibit
This is a hands-on chance to participate in expression through art. The children and youth artwork is then hung in Wylder Hall as the art exhibit for the month of December.

Beltane/May Day Celebration
Merrymaking, maypole dancing, rejoicing in the circle of life…Sunday, May 2, 2010

Child Dedication for Older Children
Open to Kindergarteners and above, this rite of passage recognizes and affirms each child’s identity as a beloved member of our church community and our greater Unitarian Universalist denomination.  (11/18 and 5/11)

Easter (Spring) Festivities and Flower Communion
Our flower communion, a uniquely Unitarian Universalist tradition honoring diversity celebrated on Easter morning, followed by spring crafts, egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, and the “magic egg machine.”  April 4, 2010

Music and Movement Program
Music and Movement is an ongoing educational music experience program for children ages four to nine. There are separate classes for each age group. This multidisciplinary program combines elements of Orff-Schulwerk and Kodaly methods with traditional philosophies of music education. This combination of singing, playing, listening, moving and creating encourages musical, social, emotional and physical development. While there is a fee associated with this program, scholarships are available to UUCLB members.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) Lifespan Sexuality Education Curricula
Our Whole Lives is a series of sexuality education curricula for six age groups: grades K-1, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults (ages 18-35), and adults.

Our religious education program offers OWL classes on a rotating basis, with trained teachers and extensive parent involvement. Currently we are offering classes only to our youth. For our teens, the Our Whole Lives curriculum helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior.

This fall we will be offering OWL to youth in grades 7-9. In the spring we will be offering OWL to our children in grades 1-2.

For all ages it equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, Our Whole Lives provides not only facts about anatomy and human development, but helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality.

Coming of Age for High School Youth
Clarify and articulate your faith! We are pleased to offer our Coming of Age (COA) Program for High School youth from September through May this year. Youth will examine multiple facets of their life and faith as they journey with an adult mentor toward greater understanding of themselves and the world around them. Fun, learning, fellowship, justice-work, and adventure: these are some of the facets of our COA Program.

Religious Education Sunday
A special worship service and reception to celebrate our year together, mark transitions including bridging our senior high schoolers and honoring our Religious Education Volunteers as we segue into our summer RE program.  June 13, 2010

Secret Pals Program
Our very popular intergenerational program that brings new friends together through letter exchanges and culminates at a “revealing” picnic.  (1/31 through 2/21)