Youth Christian Education
Christian Education and Fellowship Program Descriptions
Sunday Morning Programs
Infant to Age
3 - Nursery/Toddler Room
Ages 4 to
5 - Rainbow Room
Kindergarten to Grade 4 - Workshop Rotation Rooms
Learning to Worship
Age 5 to K - FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Grades
5 to 6 - Temple Room
Kindergarten to Grade 6 - Computer Lab
7th & 8th Grade Class -
7th/8th Grade Room
Sr. High (Grades 9 - 12) - Youth Lounge
Other Youth Activities
Wednesday Night Live - Kindergarten to Grade 8
Sunday
Evening Program - Sr. High (Grades 9-12)
Infant to Age 3 - Nursery/Toddler Room
8:45am—12:00p.m.
Our Nursery/Toddler Room is staffed by our Nursery Supervisor, Sandy Kane,
as well as loving adult and teen volunteers. The warm, inviting environment
provides a wonderful place for the youngest of our congregation. Parents are
strongly encouraged to begin the spiritual guidance of their children by
signing up on the charts located in the room. However, all adults are
welcome to participate in this invigorating and rewarding ministry.
Interested? Contact Melissa Armstrong-Hansche.
Ages 4 to 5 -
Rainbow Room
9:00a.m.—10:15a.m.
Our Rainbow Room is filled with exciting learning centers and play areas.
Design to help children learn through a variety of pathways, the Bible-based
curriculum uses drama, art, puppetry (a mouse named Whiskers “visits” every
week) and music to begin teaching the children about God’s love and plan for
them. A weekly parent handout tells you what we did in class and provides
you with questions and activities to help you reinforce your child’s Bible
lesson at home. Staffed by parent volunteers, the lessons are well laid out
and easy to follow. Teacher training occurs throughout the year. Contact
Jennifer Hansen to sign up to teach.
Kindergarten to Grade 4 -
Workshop Rotation Rooms
9:20a.m.—10:15a.m.
This model of church school, which
originated here, has spread throughout the nation, across denominations and
is making its way oversees. This is a multiple-intelligence approach to
Sunday School. The children focus for three to four weeks on a single Bible
story. There are a number of lab-style workshops – computer, film, drama,
art, etc.- and students rotate each week from workshop to workshop. Monthly
parent handouts help you understand what is taught and provide questions and
activities to complete at home to reinforce your child’s spiritual growth.
As a teacher you learn one lesson plan of the dynamic PowerXpress curriculum and teach within your interest/strength. Teacher training occurs several weeks before your assigned rotation. Contact Pam Anderson to sign up to teach in one of our eight workshop mediums.
The children will begin the hour by attending church and exiting after the Moment With Young Disciples. They will gather in Fellowship Hall where the story and theme will be taught and then will be dismissed to their scheduled workshop downstairs. These workshops are located in the wing of the church at the bottom of the Narthex stairway. Check the bulletin schedule or the Workshop bulletin board located just outside Fellowship Hall to ascertain which workshop your child is attending.
Learning to Worship
9:15a.m. -10:00a.m.
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH—Age 5/K
This class is designed for all children age 5—K to teach essential worship
skills. While the older children remain in worship to celebrate communion,
these children meet in Fellowship Hall to play games, learn hymns and have a
great time learning to worship God.
Grades 5 to 6 - Temple Room
9:20a.m.10:15
a.m.
I Know My Bible
This curriculum is designed to help these children learn the contents of
the Bible. It contains both large group, leader directed style activities to
teach Bible facts and stories. It uses small group, learner-directed style
activities that study the Bible section in more depth. Through a variety of
activity choices, (art, drama, puppetry, etc.) the children put the Bible
content in their own words Each child receives a study guide that they will
complete each week and will bring home in May.
Kindergarten to Grade 6 - Computer Lab
10:15 a.m.—11:00a.m.
Using newly developed Christian Education
software, and some “oldies but goodies”, the children will interact with age
appropriate programs designed to enhance their Christian education. “Galilee
Flyer”, a program that focuses on the Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes and
parable will make its debut in October. Contact Melissa Hansche,
847-381-0975, if you are interested in facilitating this program.
7th & 8th Grade Class -
7th/8th Grade Room
10:10a.m.—11:00a.m.
Our youth meet in
the 7th & 8th grade room to explore scripture, worship and their faith using
the “Seasons of the Spirit” curriculum. This lectionary based curriculum
will help our youth participate in worship more meaningfully.
Sr. High (Grades 9 - 12) -
Youth Lounge
10:10a.m.—11:00a.m.
Grades 9-12
Class is held in the Youth Room every Sunday. You are invited to join your
friends to explore the Bible through discussion, art, music, games, and to
respond to what you've learned from the exploration. We will be using a new
curriculum -
Seasons of the Spirit.
Wednesday
Night Live - Kindergarten to Grade
8
5:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
Wednesday Night Live is a mid-week fellowship program for children and youth
from grades Kindergarten through 8th. Games and music are offered to forge
friendships and to create a welcoming atmosphere. Bible lessons are taught
to help children and youth in their everyday Christian lives. Dinner is
served to promote hospitality and closeness across all ages. We believe
this is an important program for your child or youth to attend. Friends are
always welcome!
K-4 Dove Club Music, Games, Art, Lessons and Dewey Dove! We have great things planned—a “trip” to Antarctica starts off the year, where we will meet up with famous scientist – Dr. Quirky.
5th/6th DIVE Dive into faith through small groups discussions about family, friends and school. We use games and music, too. We, also, are going to Antarctica where we will learn the difference between good anger and bad anger.
7th/8th We’re in the process of developing our name and logo for our t-shirts. Also, we will be choosing and making an animal for Heifer Project. We’ll have small group discussions, as well as play games and listen to music as we explore the ways our faith impacts our lives. We begin this year by focusing our study on what it means to be a “Real World Christian”.
The scope of the program offered is wide. Many adults with many spiritual gifts are needed to make this program successful. If you feel that you do not want to work with your child/youth age group, we have many other slots to be filled. We want to continue to offer this wonderful and rewarding program to our children and youth, but we need your help. Please plan to sign up when registering your child.
Sr. High (Grades 9-12)
Sunday—3:00p.m.—6:00p.m.
During this part
of the program, we examine the influence pop culture has on the youth,
through movies, music and other media. This program includes games, as well
(Dodge ball and Sardines are favorites). We also use this time to complete
some mission projects, such as cooking for the church mission called “Food
Served With Love”. These meals are prepared and then delivered to church
members in special need of this type of support. See the website calendar
for meeting dates.
Saturday 1:00p.m.—3:00p.m.
We will also offer more extensive mission project outreaches throughout the
year. This will include for projects for Home of the Sparrow, a local
shelter for women and children. We work at the house in Crystal Lake at
least twice this year doing cleaning and yard work and interacting with the
children. In
the winter, we will spend a Sunday at their resale shop in Palatine, sorting
and cleaning their store.
We will be looking for Habitat for Humanity involvement this year and will seek other community-based mission outreach programs.
WE ALSO HAVE LOCK-INS, RETREATS, PAINTBALL, WHIRLYBALL, ETC. CHECK THE CALENDAR!