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UUSM - Religious Exploration - Elementary Schoolers
Elementary
Schoolers
Lower Elementary Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Curriculum: UU Principles
Class names: Seekers at 9:00 and Imagineers at 11:00
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Upper Elementary 3rd – 5th Grade
Curriculum: UU Principles
Class names: Centerquest at 9:00 and Explorers at 11:00
Through both active and reflective learning models, Kindergarten-5th graders
will continue with in-depth exploration of Unitarian Universalist principles
by focusing on principles six and seven this year (the Goal of World Community
with Peace, Liberty and Justice for All; the Interdependent Web of All Existence
of which We are a Part). Developed by the RE Curriculum Committee, this is
the final year of a four-year program. Lessons that relate to the principles
are drawn from a wide variety of UU curricula. In addition, we will be incorporating
material from the Giraffe Heroes Project, which engages children in celebrating
people who “stick their necks out for the common good.”
Why a principle focus?
Our seven UU principles are a beautiful articulation of what
we have in common as UU’s—not always what we believe, but how we
believe. This year, all of the elements of our program are tied together through
an intentional focus on our six and seventh principles (half of the year for
each). Thus we will engage our kids in celebrating, learning, and taking action
to directly experience these two elements of what it means to be UU.
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