The Elementary & Middle School Program at Eliot Chapel
Religious Education (RE) classes and activities for elementary and middle school have concluded for 2024-25. Classes do not meet during the summer months and will resume in September 2025. For more information about the 2025-26 program, please contact Scott Stewart at scott@eliotchapel.org.
Children and youth should attend the summer worship service with their family. Some summer Sundays may have the option of supervised outdoor play during the 10 am worship service for children in kindergarten-6th grade (note that this is subject to volunteer availability each week). Please contact the Summer RE Team at
summerRE@eliotchapel.org if you have any questions or volunteer information.
We light this chalice for our children and youth, and for us:
celebrating the flame of faith lit in each of us,
honoring the light each of us bring into the world,
rejoicing in the community we create together.
—Christian Schmidt (UU Minister)
Elementary & Middle School Activities (1st-7th Grade)
Coming Fall 2025
The 2025-26 Religious Education (RE) program for children and youth in 1st-7th grade begins September 14, 2025 during the 9:45 am worship service. Activities take place MOST Sundays September-May during the 9:45 service, along with occasional intergenerational worship services. Religious Education gatherings include a mixture of indoor and outdoors activities pending the weather and selected activities.
Children's Religious Education activities primarily focus on
Unitarian Universalist shared values, identity, and ways to explore and deepen our spirituality. Here’s a sample of some of the planned activities in the upcoming months and past activities we’ve enjoyed and look forward to offering again in the future.
- Activities from the UU Soul Matters Sharing Circle on a variety of spiritual themes and religious topics relevant to Unitarian Universalism.
- Exploring UU identity and spirituality through music. Several gatherings throughout the year will include opportunities to learn UU songs and hymns, led by a professional children’s music educator and longtime Unitarian Universalist.
- Periodic guest speakers from the congregation who share about various Eliot ministries and how their talents and interests impact their UU identity and values.
- Exploring UU values and building community through short Pixar and Disney films, using the CartUUns and Popcorn Theology for All Ages curricula.
- Periodic opportunities to share outreach with those in need through projects, such as creating Thanksgiving cards and Valentines for Eliot members in need of connection.
- For 4th & 5th Graders: Beginning in September 2025, we anticipate offering the Our Whole Lives sexuality education program for 4th and 5th graders. Please contact Scott Stewart at scott@eliotchapel.org for more information about this program. Please note that this program requires specific enrollment and parent/guardian permission in order to participate.
- 6th & 7th Grade: Beginning in September 2025, we’re excited to offer the Crossing Paths program for youth in 6th & 7th grade during the 9:45 service. Crossing Paths offers youth the opportunity to experience and explore a variety of religious traditions, including periodic field trips to other faith institutions. Humanism, Catholicism, Judaism, Protestantism, Paganism, and Unitarian Universalism are just some of the traditions explored in prior years.
For more information about these upcoming programs and ways to get involved, please contact Scott Stewart at
scott@eliotchapel.org.
