Children ages prek-8 th  grade attend the first part of our 10:00 am service and begin classes after the Time for All Ages portion of the service. Classes run until 11:15. Nursery care for children aged birth – 4 years old is available from 9:45-11:30 each Sunday.

To learn more about our learning philosophy please see Learning Overview or contact our Director of Family Ministries, Ginger Yoder.

Middle School Programing:

Middle School is a time of transformation and in-between childhood and youth. To support these children developmentally they have a wide variety of programming to chose from. Some of these groups are in community with younger children and some are on their own, giving them both a sense of connectedness and an age-defined group to create themselves.

UU Writers Club

We are offering a once monthly UU Writers Club, a chance to explore and work on different writing including short stories, poetry, fairy tales, illustrations. Working collectively or individually, this group will be a wonderful place to use creativity and imagination. Lead by congregation members who are accomplished writers who love to share their passion with youth. This will be held during our regular RE time on a rotating Sunday. Schedule can be found in the newsletter.

UU Dungeons and Dragons Group

We are having so much fun in D&D, we hope everyone can make it. This campaign is focused on cooperation and integrates UU values into each week’s adventure. New and continuing youth ages 5th -9th grade are welcome to join us once per month on a rotating Sunday. Schedule can be found in the newsletter.

Middle School Activity Nights

Every quarter we offer our middle schoolers a fun activity to do with just their group. These range from music exploration, cooking, board game nights, and holiday celebrations. Watch the newsletter for more information!

Social Action

Living our values means that we participate in social action activities. One of the major efforts each year is our Chase the Chill program. We collect hats, gloves, mittens and other cold weather items and hang them up at the Latah County Library for anyone to take home. You’ll also find our middle schoolers raising funds for our local humane society, collecting food for local food banks, and volunteering their time helping elders in our community with yard work.

Camp Blue Boat

The only Unitarian Universalist Camp in the west, each summer our middle and high school teens have the chance to attend a weeklong sleep-away camp grounded in UU values. This program is truly life changing and life-affirming. Contact Ginger Yoder for more information and next year’s dates. Full and partial scholarships provided.

Our Whole Lives for Middle Schoolers

Our Whole Lives is our lifespan sexuality program which is divided into age-appropriate groups and lessons. Our high school level of OWL equips older teens with the skills to navigate relationships, consent, and the complexities of changing bodies and puberty. This program is offered every three years.