First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church

NURSERY

Beatrix Potter Room
Babies and toddlers through age three

Please bring a change of diapers and clothing in a labeled bag. Please label bottles and toys as well. We ask nursing mothers to let us know where they will be sitting in church so that we can find them with a minimum of disruption to the church service.

If you have any concerns or questions, please ask one of our nursery staff.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN

Louisa May Alcott Room
Ages four and five

Curriculum: Spirit Play

Spirit Play uses a Montessori approach to invite children to enter into stories from our UU heritage and world religions and to find meanings for themselves. The program creates a special, sacred space for our children and each Sunday the class is infused with ritual and worshipfulness.  

FIRST AND SECOND GRADE

Alexander Graham Bell Room

Curriculum:  Spirit Play

Spirit Play uses a Montessori approach to invite children to enter into stories from our UU heritage and world religions and to find meanings for themselves. The program creates a special, sacred space for our children and each Sunday the class is infused with ritual and worshipfulness.

THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES

Sophia Lyon Fahs Room

Curriculum: Holidays and Holy Days

This curriculum uses celebrations from the world’s religious traditions (including Unitarian Universalism) to teach lessons about diversity and similarity, accepting other faiths, finding meaning in rituals and traditions, and just to have fun celebrating with the special foods, activities and stories that are part of every holiday and holy day!

FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADES

John Adams Room

Curriculum: You the Creator

You the Creator is an activity-based program of creative empowerment, which teaches that each individual is, can be, and should be one of the creative forces in the world.  This curriculum is packed with creative activities like role-plays, continuums, drawing, sculpting, meditations and more. 

EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADE

Curriculum: Coming of Age

Students in our Coming of Age class spend the year exploring their own spiritual beliefs and practices, learning about Unitarian Universalist theology and practice, and integrating the two.  The year culminates with a Heritage Trip to Boston and the writing of a personal credo statement and a Coming of Age worship service with the larger congregation. 

HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 10-12)

P.T. Barnum Room

Curriculum: What Moves Us

Through a series of conversations about famous Unitarian Universalists and their “crises of conscience,” our youth will take an in-depth look at their own emotions, beliefs, desires and needs, and discuss how they can use their experiences to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others.