| A Message from the Director of Religious Education, Nancy Renner Clear |
Our Religious Education program is designed to give our children and youth a thorough understanding of various religious
traditions and spiritual thought while nurturing their own unique character and spirituality. We do not tell the youth what to
believe, or what is right or wrong, but encourage them to find a set of good values. We teach them facts about religious
heritage in many of the world’s religions, our own Unitarian Universalist background, and hope to encourage ethical and
value-oriented choices. Our goal is to provide them with essential facts about world religions, peace and justice issues
and environmental education. In addition to Unitarian Universalist curricula used in the classrooms, we will be individually
affirming each child’s successes and will focus on lessons illustrating fairness, responsibility, respect, kindness, caring,
trustworthiness and citizenship.
The younger children begin their religious education journey with classes that focus on respect for others, nurturing self-
esteem, and some basic holiday lessons. Their classes are designed with pre-school curricula, including play, arts, crafts
and song.
As the elementary age children begin learning UU history and values, in addition to various world religions’ holidays or
backgrounds, they will also be taught with a focus which includes respecting and understanding others’ beliefs, making
positive choices and continuing to honor their own ongoing search for truth and meaning.
In addition to planned curricula, the Middle School and High School students have discussions and lessons related to
current events, participate in service projects, and enjoy various files trips.
In all classes we incorporate study activities with social events, community service projects, and work to make religious
education a positive experience and memory, as well as a learning experience.
The Religious Education program is designed to include teaching the seven basic UU principles, and modeling those
values as teachers.
The UU Principles in Children's Language:
Nancy Renner Clear
Director of Religious Education
View a detailed description of the curriculum by age/class level.
View the RE Photo Gallery, including class photos.
Be sure to check out our Lifespan Education opportunities as well!
traditions and spiritual thought while nurturing their own unique character and spirituality. We do not tell the youth what to
believe, or what is right or wrong, but encourage them to find a set of good values. We teach them facts about religious
heritage in many of the world’s religions, our own Unitarian Universalist background, and hope to encourage ethical and
value-oriented choices. Our goal is to provide them with essential facts about world religions, peace and justice issues
and environmental education. In addition to Unitarian Universalist curricula used in the classrooms, we will be individually
affirming each child’s successes and will focus on lessons illustrating fairness, responsibility, respect, kindness, caring,
trustworthiness and citizenship.
The younger children begin their religious education journey with classes that focus on respect for others, nurturing self-
esteem, and some basic holiday lessons. Their classes are designed with pre-school curricula, including play, arts, crafts
and song.
As the elementary age children begin learning UU history and values, in addition to various world religions’ holidays or
backgrounds, they will also be taught with a focus which includes respecting and understanding others’ beliefs, making
positive choices and continuing to honor their own ongoing search for truth and meaning.
In addition to planned curricula, the Middle School and High School students have discussions and lessons related to
current events, participate in service projects, and enjoy various files trips.
In all classes we incorporate study activities with social events, community service projects, and work to make religious
education a positive experience and memory, as well as a learning experience.
The Religious Education program is designed to include teaching the seven basic UU principles, and modeling those
values as teachers.
The UU Principles in Children's Language:
- Every person is important and valuable.
- All people should be treated fairly.
- Our churches are places where we should accept one another and learn together.
- Each person should be free to search for what is true and right.
- All people have the right to speak out and vote on things that matter to them.
- We should build a peaceful, fair and free world.
- We need to take care of the earth--the home we share with all living things.
Nancy Renner Clear
Director of Religious Education
View a detailed description of the curriculum by age/class level.
View the RE Photo Gallery, including class photos.
Be sure to check out our Lifespan Education opportunities as well!
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| Page updated 10/23/2009 |