Church School is offered every Sunday morning (September through May) from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. to children ages 2 years to 5th grade.

Infants

Infants, Room A31

Wobblers, Older Infants, Room A30

1 year olds (fall/winter birthdays), Room A23

1 year olds (spring/summer birthdays), Room A32

Preschool
2 year olds, Room A132

3 year olds, Room A24

God Loves Me
God Loves Me is a storybook-based curriculum which, through 52 illustrated retellings of Old and New Testament Bible stories, relates the theological theme that God loves us all.  Faith foundations are also built through the songs sung with “Mr. Music” (e.g., “Deep and Wide,” “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” “Jesus Loves Me,” “B-I-B-L-E”), play, and activities which reinforce each Sunday’s lesson.  Lessons are taught by volunteer teachers and supported by childcare staff.

Elementary
Kindergarten through 5th grade

Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades

Kindergarten, Rooms A12, A10

1st grade, Room D118

2nd grade, Rooms D112, D116

Spark
Spark is a faith formation program that encourages children in Pre-K (age 4) through grade 2 to open the scriptures and explore God’s word. Spark lessons bring to life 150 stories from the Old and New Testaments through games, art, music, and science, to accommodate all the different ways kids learn. It walks through key Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories each year, in a two-year cycle. The Old Testament stories are presented in the fall quarter, and the New Testament stories are presented in the winter and spring quarters. Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost stories are included in the lesson sequence each year.  Lessons are taught by volunteer teachers, and preschool rooms are also supported by childcare staff.

3rd grade

3rd grade, Room D110

SBC
SBC is a three-part foundational course for our 3rd–grade children.  The “S” stands for “sacraments.”  Our 3rd–grade children begin the year with a in-depth study of the two sacraments of the Presbyterian Church—communion and baptism.  The biblical roots, theological meanings, and current practices are all examined.  Additionally, these children process in worship with the communion bread on World Communion Sunday (first Sunday of October). 

The “B” stands for “Bible.” After completing the sacraments study, these students will participate in an in-depth study of the Bible—its formation, organization, authors, as well as the broad sweep of the Good News. This study culminates with the presentation of Bibles to each 3rd grade student.  

The “C” stands for “creed.”  Beginning in the second semester, these middle elementary children will turn their attention to the Apostles Creed and other confessions of faith of the Presbyterian Church (USA).  Each student will write his/her own statement of faith.  Lessons are taught by volunteer teachers, clergy and intern staff.

4th and 5th grades

4th - 5th grades, Rooms D106, D104, D109, D102, D100

ROAD Trip

ROAD is an acronym which stands for Riding on the Avenues of Discipleship and is a multiple intelligences approach to church school! These two grades are combined and then divided into three crews which rotate each week. Students learn about a single Bible story from three different perspectives and engage in in-depth study and conversation. Various learning methods for ROAD Trip include drama, art, movies, computers, cooking, and video production. Volunteers serve as both “crew leaders,” who rotate with each group of children, and teacher, who teach the lesson to all the crews.