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UUA Seeks Congregations to Field Test Curricula

For Tapestry of Faith Children’s Programs

September 2008 to January 2009

The UUA is pleased to present three more Tapestry of Faith programs for children online. They are seeking a group of congregations diverse in size, location, and culture to test these curricula this fall and winter. These all-new, engaging programs in the Seeking Truth series each offer:

• 16 sessions to complete between September 2008 and January 2009
• Informative introductory material to prepare teachers to lead effectively
• Core stories that teach UU values, principles and religious concepts
• Clear goals and learning objectives
• Engaging activities based on a variety of learning styles
• Parent resources and Taking It Home activities for families
• Session activity choices to help you tailor the session to your needs
• Faith in Action activities to engage the group in living our faith within or outside the congregation
• On-line format that is free, searchable, and adaptable.

The programs:

Wonderful Welcome — Grades K–1 (16 sessions)

Children learn about intangible gifts such as love, friendship, protection, invitation and welcome. They discover ways they give and receive them in their own lives and become empowered to make their gifts seen, heard and felt. By Aisha Hauser and Susan Lawrence.

Windows and Mirrors — Grades 4–5 (16 sessions)

Through a lens of UU faith and justice, children look closely at themselves and the communities to which they belong, especially their congregation. How do they experience true affiliation with others who may, at first, seem very unlike themselves? How do they move out from “me” to “we?” By Gabrielle Farrell, Natalie Fenimore and Jenice View.

Amazing Grace: Exploring Right and Wrong — Grade 6 (16 sessions)

Amazing Grace uses drama, art, music, discussion and other tools to encourage sixth graders to recognize the many sources available to them to help make decisions between right and wrong. By looking at what religion, the law, our culture, their peers, and their conscious say about right/wrong, virtue/sin, youth explore how Unitarian Universalists take responsibility for the decisions they make in their lives and the consequences. By Rick Kimball.

For more information, and to apply to be a fieldtest congregation, contact: fieldtest@uua.org or Wanda Wong at 617-948-4371