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Church School

 

Many children attend our Church School program, from three-year-olds through 8th grade.

 

The caring volunteer teachers (both adults and teenagers) make our Church School a warm and happy place for children to learn about the Bible and God’s love.
 

Children attend the beginning of worship in the Meetinghouse with their families. After the passing of the peace, the children and teachers go to their classrooms. Within the classrooms, there are various types of worship and fellowship, including singing, making crafts, reading stories, discussing the Bible and other ideas, and enjoying each other’s company.
 

We have several different curricula being used in our Church School program. Preschoolers meet in Room 105 and have a team of volunteers who teach them. Their curriculum is called “All in One Bible Fun.”
 

Children in kindergarten to grade 5 use the Rotation Model Curriculum. Using this model of curriculum, the children focus on one Bible story for four to five weeks and “rotate” to different stations such as art, storytelling, science, cooking, music, movies and games during each week of the unit. This model of learning is meaningful to children because the story is heard more than once, but in different ways, incorporating the theory of multiple intelligences. In other words, we all learn in different ways and in different formats – some visually, some by reading, some by senses. At First Church, we accommodate each child’s learning style!
 

God is on the move and so are we in our junior high Church School program, AGAPE! Agape (pronounced “uh-gah-pay”) means love in Greek. It’s the kind of Christian love that drives us to help and learn from one another. This year our junior high youth will discover this kind of love that God calls us to with art, learning and action. It is led by some amazing First Church members/experts. The opportunities are endless and we need our youth to guide the way!
 

During the summer, the Board offers a Church School program and child care for all children.