Teens
Teen Program for 6th – 12th Graders
Matthew Pizzuti
Youth Programs Coordinator
Overview
6th/7th/8th Grades YoYouth Group (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
7/8th Grade Our Whole Lives (O.W.L) 9 – 10:30 a.m.
8th Grade Coming of Age (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
9th Grade Trip to Hopi and Navaho Lands
9th – 12th Grade Young Religious UU’s (Y.R.U.U.)Youth Group (12:15 -1:30 p.m.)
12th Grade Bridging Ceremony
The Programs
6th/7th 8th Grades YoYouth Group (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
We have an active YoYouth Group of Middle Schoolers. We rotate Sundays of
R.E. (Big Questions): Discussion, often using the book, “Big Questions” to get us started.
Social Justice: In the past, the group has offered a “Souper Sunday” selling soup for lunch to contribute to the national program of Souper Sundays. We’ve also gone to King Soopers to hand out bags for the Food Distribution Center as well as helped to clean up Rothman Open Space.
Fun: The Bowling Alley is just down the street!! We’ve also gone to the Rec Center nearby.
Worship: Attend and/or participate in an intergenerational service or the adult service, or help with a Children’s Program.
In addition, there are local retreats, overnights and socials, as well as the MDD Jr. High Retreat, in the winter which many attend.
7th/8th Grade Our Whole Lives (O.W.L) Human Sexuality Program
7th/8th grade O.W.L. for 08/09 (7th grade only in the future)
27 sessions offered 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings
For more information, visit the BVUUF O.W.L. page.
8th Grade Coming of Age (C.O.A.) (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
BVUUF offers a 27 week Coming of Age class to celebrate and support our 8th graders as they mature. The class includes two wilderness retreats and usually 2 meetings a month on values clarification, U.U. topics, and life issues. Each participant invites an adult from BVUUF to be their mentor. The Opening Ceremony is held in September. After the two retreats, one at the beginning of the year, and one at the end, the class culminates in a Coming of Age Celebration Dinner and a Sunday Youth Service. Partipants in the Coming of Age class are invited but not required, to become Youth Members of the congregation Another path to Youth Membership is to attend the regular Orientation sessions.
9th Grade Trip to Hopi and Navaho Lands
Ninth Graders are invited to join other Front Range Ninth Graders for a bus trip to Hopi and Navaho Lands each Spring. Classes meet at various U.U. congregations from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs once a month for the nine months preceeding the trip. The 2008/09 Trip is the 45th year.
For more information visit * Ninth Grade Trip to Hopi/Navaho Lands — Front Range UU Ninth Graders
9th – 12th Grade Young Religious UU’s (Y.R.U.U.)Youth Group (12:15 -1:30 p.m.)
The High School Group (Y.R.U.U.) meets after services on Sundays at 12:15 p.m. in the Barnum Room at BVUUF. Members often attend the Mountain Desert District Weekend Conferences for Youth 3 or 4 times per year.
First Sundays: Long term Project work chosen by group.
Second Sundays: Justice work
Third Sundays: Movie and Discussion
Fourth Sundays: Games and Fun
Fifth Sundays: TBD
Helpful links:
- National YRUU Web site — Youth resources, listservs, newsletters, jobs, etc.
- Conference Dates
12th Grade Bridging Ceremony
Graduating Seniors and their families are invited to participate in BVUUF’s “Bridging Ceremony” as they transition into young adulthood. The ceremony takes place during a Sunday service.