Who: Children at Faith Avenue Church (ages 2 through 5th grade).
When: Sundays at 11:30am, although our volunteers are ready to welcome kids as early as 11:15. You can pick your child up at the end of the service, or they are welcome to stay in class until the discussion groups end at 1:00pm.
What to Expect Each Week:
-Arrival/Play Time
-Group Activity
-Lesson
-Snack
-Play Time/Pick up
-Take-home Parent Handout about the lesson and optional extension activities
If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom with kids or in more of a behinds-the-scenes capacity, complete the volunteer application form by clicking here. Contact Danae at danae@faithave.org with any questions.
FaithAve Kids use Storyline. Storyline is a K-5 curriculum designed for use in a variety of church-based Christian education programs. The overarching goal of the curriculum is to help all kids find their place in God’s story. We want to help every child, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, age or ability to see themselves as uniquely and wonderfully created in God’s image for a purpose larger than themselves. Lessons are designed to nurture humility toward and mutual respect for the community of creation as children see how their own story and wellbeing is connected to the stories and wellbeing of many others. Through learning about Jesus as healer and reconciler in a safe and loving environment, we trust that children will be led by the Holy Spirit into meaningful actions oriented toward justice and shalom in their communities.
As we walk through this curriculum with children, we hope they will:
-Develop An Awareness of God and Awe of Life
We want all kids to be in awe of Creator, creation and their place in it all.
-Understand Biblical Stories as Contexts for Knowing and Trusting God
We want all kids to know about God's interactions with Israel and the world as told in the Bible and to learn what these interactions tell us about God.
-Have a Growing Sense of Belonging
We want all kids to see themselves as created by God with great intentionality and care for a purpose larger than themselves.
-Cultivate Spirit-Let Imagination
We want all kids to imaging a different world, with the help of the Holy Spirit, and to take actions consistent with that imagination.
