Learning from all the world's religions
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Religious Education Curriculum

Our goal is a varied and solid curriculum that is interactive and vibrant, engaging both children and their teachers.

This Year’s Curriculum for 2nd to 8th grade:
Tapestry of Faith

The UUA curriculum is Tapestry of Faith, the teaching of which nurtures Unitarian Universalist identity, encourages spiritual growth, helps develop a transforming faith, and explores vital communities of justice and love.

Pre-K to 1st:   Spirit Play

2nd to 4th grade: In Love Will Guide Us, participants learn to seek guidance in life through the lens of our Unitarian Universalist Sources, with an emphasis on love. Together we ask questions such as "Where did we come from?" "What is our relationship to the Earth and other creatures?" "How can we respond with love, even in bad situations?" "What happens when you die?" Sessions apply wisdom from our Sources to help participants answer these questions. Participants will learn that asking questions is valued in Unitarian Universalism, even as they begin to shape their own answers.

5th & 6th grade
: Love Connects Us celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live our faith in covenanted community. Moved by love and gathered in spirit, we embrace our responsibility toward one another and the world at large. We encourage one another's search for truth and meaning. We strive to be active in peace-making and other efforts to improve our world.


7th & 8th grade: Families What is a family? What does a family do? Who defines family? This program provides avenues for in-depth exploration of the diversity, commonality, and meaning of families. Designed for junior/senior youth, the program combines a photo-documentary project with sessions that engage participants in deconstructing and reconstructing the notion of family.

Check on the navigation bar to the left to learn about our Coming of Age, Our Whole Lives, and Youth Group programs.

Please download and complete a 2011-12 RE Registration and Release form for each child in your family. You can scan and return the form via email to uucantonre@yahoo.com or return it in person.
You can also do this after church at the RE registration table in the Social Room or in the RE office with Jan or Gina.

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