Religious Education Events & Opportunities

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.

Art Workshop for Children, Youth & Adults Art Exhibit
This is a hands-on chance to participate in expression through art. This year it will be held Sunday November 21, 2010 from 12:30-2:30 pm.  We will be making Tibetan prayer flags which will then hand in Wylder Hall during the month of December. (11/21/10)

rel_edBeltane/May Day Celebration
Merrymaking, maypole dancing, rejoicing in the circle of life. (Sunday, May 1, 2011)

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.   

flowercommunion2008Easter (Spring) Festivities and Flower Communion
Our flower communion, a uniquely UnitarianUniversalist tradition honoring diversity celebrated on Easter morning, followed by spring crafts, egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, and the “magic egg machine.” (April 24, 2011)
 
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.

In the spring we will be offering OWL to our children in grades 4-6.
Mandatory parent orientation: January 23, 2011
OWL classes: 1/30/11 - 4/3/11

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.

Religious Education Sunday
A special worship service and reception to celebrate our year together, mark transitions including celebrating milestones with our children & youth, bridging our senior high schoolers and honoring our Religious Education Volunteers as we segue into our summer RE program.  (June 12, 2010)

Secret Pals Program
Our very popular intergenerational program that brings new friends together through letter exchanges and culminates at a “revealing” picnic.  (1/30/11 through 2/20/11)