Sunday Program:

6th – 8th Grade: “Values: Challenges and Cartoons” – Our middle school class will use lessons from two different curricula.  CARTUUNS uses animated shorts from Pixar and Disney as the basis for discussion about the values inherent in Unitarian Universalism.  These short animated films run only 3-ll minutes long, making it easy to keep a child’s attention on all platforms.  Discussion and fun activities keep children engaged and coming back for more.  The Challenges Curriculum is designed for active, neurodiverse 9 to 14 year olds who benefit from more experiential learning. The curriculum has developed a range of such engaging sessions and exercises.

9th – 12th Grade: “The Fifth Dimension” – 

The Twilight Zone tackled a diversity of social issues and political statements not seen in shows of its time.  Its creator, Rod Serling (himself a Unitarian), believed that controversial messages and dialogues were needed to get a point across, and purposely created a science fiction show to get such messages past corporate censors.  The result was five seasons of timeless episodes that resonate as strongly today as they did in the late fifties and early sixties.  The Fifth Dimension uses episodes of The Twilight Zone as the basis for in-depth discussions of a wide variety of topics. At each class, an entire episode is viewed, a distinct advantage when discussion is the intention.  After viewing, the class engages in discussion and activities, designed to encourage deep contemplation of issues.

Staying in touch

When you register for Sunday morning RE, you’ll get on our weekly parent email lists.  In addition to these weekly emails, we have a text based RemindMe group for youth group events.  To sign up, let Tim know at tatkins@1uc.org.  We also have a special youth group facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/104977172931930

When we have a youth event that has been planned, we will send an email, send a RemindMe, and post in the Facebook group. We strongly recommend joining the RemindMe group!