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Christian Education with Children and Youth
At Christ Episcopal Church the Christian Education with Youth ministries are a welcoming, nurturing, supportive and spiritual community for children birth to eighteen years old where they can explore and develop their relation with Christ Jesus. To meet the needs of our children we are currently using curriculum from Season’s of the Spirit, Living the Good News, Journey to Adulthood and Youth Alpha. Season’s Growing Faith for infants and toddlers helps us to form a loving and safe environment where children will begin to trust in a loving God. Living the Good News curriculum is a lectionary based, learning by doing program for school aged children. For adolescents, Journey to Adulthood that explores the lifelong process of developing your own spirituality by accepting yourself as a gift from God and exploring your gifts to be a successful active participate in God’s plan for your life. Youth Alpha is a ten week program that works with our Journey to Adulthood program for youth. Each program nurtures both the individual Christian and the Christian family. When we celebrate our differences and diverse life experiences we pattern ourselves after God, who delights from creating unique individuals with many talents and gifts to share.
Our Yellow Team (birth to 2 ½ year olds)
“Yellow is for HOPE to brighten each day.”
This classroom (traditionally the nursery) is for our smallest children to feel welcomed and comforted. Parents are encouraged to slowly transition their child to the classroom. We our utilizing the Seasons Growing Faith program from the Seasons of the Spirit curriculum. Our children learn how Jesus loves them through Christian symbolism and interactive play.
Our Blue Team (3 and 4 year olds)
“Blue is for PEACE in our world and our heart”
Our preschool class is learning through hands on activities that encourage a relationship with Christ Jesus. Children have a lot of energy and enjoy repetition, dramatic play, singing, musical instruments, building blocks, and art and craft projects. Children develop a sense of independence while keeping parents, family and teachers close by for reassurance.
Our Purple Team (5 and 6 year olds)
“Purple is for PRAYER everyday from the start”
Children love to dress up and interact through dramatic play. Music and art are some of the hands on activities used as part of the interactive lessons that connect the activity to the weekly lesson. Love, friendship, compassion, truth and forgiveness are a few of the Christian values being learned as the children observe their parents and teachers modeling these behaviors while being involved in ministries throughout the church.
Our Red Team (7 and 8 year olds)
“Red is for LOVE, FRIENDSHIP and CARING”
Children in this age group are building strong friendships. They are an inquisitive group who are developing their communication and independence skills. Children are encouraged to develop a sense of self by selecting activities that will help them to grow spiritually. Children learn elements of worship and tradition. “Jesus teaches us to love others as we love ourselves.” We are all unique and God loves us all.
Our Green Team (9 and 10 year olds)
“Green is for FAITH to follow God’s way.”
This group will be learning how to acolyte for all church services. They have already taken on many leadership roles within the children’s worship service that takes place just prior to church school in the Chapel. Children begin explore passages of the Bible and engage in group discussions about how the lessons we learn about in the Bible are instructions for life. Activities are planned that incorporate games and simple improvisational drama. Art, music and creative writing help children explore feelings, enhance self esteem and relate to Bible stories.
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