Our Mission

To provide a nurturing program that helps children and youth begin a lifelong commitment to exploring and celebrating UU principles; (also, see Our UU Principles for Kids)

Curriculum Info

For details on our educational philosophy and the programs available for the various age groups, see our What is CRE? page.

"The great end in religious instruction is not to stamp our minds upon the young, but to stir up their own; Not to make them see with our eyes, but to look inquiringly and steadily with their own; Not to give them a definite amount of knowledge, but to inspire a fervent love of truth... In a word, the great end is to awake the soul, to excite and cherish spiritual life."
— William Ellery Channing

Religious Education for Children & Youth

RECY Buzz

Dear Tapestry,

Thank you for participating in the Guest at your Table Program over the past two months. The UUSC is a wonderful organization and I am blessed to have participated in raising money for their good works. Please bring a check made out to the UUSC or your FULL Guest at your Table Box to Tapestry on January 4th, there will be a designated drop off area in the Social Hall.

Also on January 4th is Tapestry’s 3rd annual Happy New Year’s Potluck, an event I look forward to all year and I hope everyone will join me in welcoming 2009. With or without food, you are encouraged to stay, play games, catch up with friends, and take home a party favor. May 2009 be filled with joy, laughter, and meaningful experience. Happy New Year!

Sincerely,
Katelynn Riva
Director of Religious Education for Children and Youth

Explorer Calendar

January 4: Tapestry 3rd Annual Happy New Year’s Potluck, 12-1 p.m.
and Guest at Your Table collection.

January 10: Our Whole Lives, Sexuality Education for Grades K-1, Mandatory Orientation, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at OCUUC

January 11: Explorers and Green Sanctuary Committee go gleaning for
Second Harvest, 1-3 p.m.

January 25: Explorer Field Trip to Starr Ranch 10-2 p.m.

Our Whole Lives

In January, Tapestry begins Our Whole Lives, grades K-1, which will be followed by Our Whole Lives grades 7-9 beginning in March. Our Whole Lives equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. The facilitators are working hard to bring this program to Tapestry families and are very excited to have the opportunity to teach such a wonderful curriculum. Grade 7-9 parents save the dates: Mandatory Orientation for Parents and Youth is Saturday, February 21; 3-5 p.m. Classes will be Sunday afternoons, 2-5 p.m. beginning March 8th.

What is Our Whole Lives?

Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas:

human development,
relationships,
personal skills,
sexual behavior,
sexual health, and
society and culture.

Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, Our Whole Lives provides not only facts about anatomy and human development, but helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality.

For more information visit the Our Whole Lives page of the UUA website.

Thank You for Volunteering and Teaching in December!!

Frieda Gorelick, Lauren Schmid, Mehrdad Haghi, Dana Freeman, Kathy Touminen-Lenny, Mary Anne Balmuth, Alison Holt, Margi Westling, Jocelyn Cooper, Pat Glass, Wendy Washington and Jeff Gothard. Special Thanks to Lauren Schmid for engineering the RECY holiday crafts, they were wonderful!

RECY Google Group

Because there isn't enough time on Sundays to talk to everyone. An interactive online site where you can access all things RECY, announcements, teacher resources, teaching calendars, details about upcoming events, a discussion forum, and more are now available to help you find the answers.

RECY Tapestry

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RECY Table and Box

Be sure to visit the RECY table upstairs, above the Social Hall, for the latest news and information related to Tapestry’s Explorers; flyers, forms, lesson plans, the RECY box and the Teaching Calendar are available at the table.