What We Teach Our Young People and Why

As Unitarian Universalists, our first principle recognizes the “inherent worth and dignity of every person.” For younger children, we might express this principle more simply as “each and every person is important.”

We’ll broadly and deeply explores topics relating to our appreciation of differences and diversity, and more specifically of racial justice, in ways that are age-appropriate for children and youth.

Our curriculum and activities are structured across ages and grade levels to focus on this principle in ways that are holistic, multigenerational, and multidimensional.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

Following a natural path of childhood identity development, our exploration of the inherent worth of every person comes through engagement with Soul Matters curricula. This is a theme-based program that weaves worship, faith development, social justice, and small group ministry together.

Please join us – and feel free to contact our Director of Lifespan Religious Education, Kathy Underwood at kunderwood@ucevanston.org with any questions you may have. Welcome all, welcome in!