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Our Goals
- To create a vibrant religious education community of children, youth, parents and
other adults of UUSIS
- To provide a curriculum of religious education for children and youth that conveys
the essential values, heritage, and sources of the living tradition of Unitarian
Universalism;
- to provide high-quality programs that enhance religious education for all ages through
intergenerational worship and activities;
- To train, support and recognize ourselves as religious educators in the contexts
of home, work, church and community;
- To help our children and youth feel a sense of belonging to our religious community
by becoming integral parts of our UUSIS family;
- To help our children and youth embrace and learn from many religious heritages those
ideas and values which are relevant to them and to build a basis for a living religious
philosophy;
- To help our children and youth gain respect and appreciation for themselves, others,
and all living things;
- To enjoy each other!
Mission Statement
We, at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford, will create a secure environment
which enables each child to develop self-esteem, values and a sense of the worth
and dignity of all people.
We will present curricula and activities which will foster identification with the
Unitarian Universalist purposes and principles, based on an understanding of our
own and other religious values.
To Parents
Take time to register your child. Whether you are an "old-timer" or brand new, your
child must be registered for the program each year. At this time you will have the
opportunity to share any pertinent information about your child, such as allergies,
special needs, etc. Registration forms are available in the Social Room. There will
be no fees charged.
Consistent attendance and parent participation are expected. Your child will get
a sense of your active level of commitment and be less likely to feel "out of the
loop."
Volunteer to help! This is a cooperative RE program and we ask that parents
help in some way--by attending RE Committee meetings, assisting in classes, sharing
a hobby, chaperoning field trips, helping plan holiday activities, etc.
Children in the Nursery program must be picked up by their parents immediately after
class. Older children will be escorted to the Social Room by their teachers after
classes are finished. Parents are responsible for their children's behavior during
coffee hour.
Please support the efforts of your children and teachers by checking in with them
regularly about classroom experiences.
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