Teens

Teen Program for 6th – 12th Graders

Katy Wiley, Youth Programs Coordinator


Overview

6th/7th/8th Grades YoYouth Group Sunday’s from 9:00am – 10:00am
7th Grade Our Whole Lives (O.W.L) Wednesday evenings, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
8th Grade Coming of Age, Sunday mornings, 9:00 a.m.
9th Grade Trip to Hopi and Navaho Lands
9th – 12th Grade Young Religious UU’s (Y.R.U.U.) Sunday’s from 11:00am – 12:00pm
10 – 12th Grade Our Whole Lives (O.W.L.) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday evenings
12th Grade Bridging Ceremony, Sunday, May 23, 2010

Junior & Sr. High CON Forms
Upcoming July 2010 Quuest Camp
Preliminary_Registration_Form.docPreliminary_Registration_Form.doc

If you are a parent who would like to attend a CON please let Katy Wiley know
and fill out the Code of Ethics form:
Code_of_Ethics.pdf


The Programs

6th/7th/8th Grades YoYouth Group Sundays 9:00am

Encourage your youth to enjoy what spring has to offer by coming to youth group!
The up-coming schedule is:
5/2/2010: Open Space Clean-up with Karen Judd
5/9/2010: Mothers Peace Day
5/16/2010: Planting in the Garden!
5/23/2010: Coming of Age Service
5/30/2010: TBD
6/6/2010: Flower Communion
6/13/2010: End of Year Reflection, Celebration!

We are always looking for parents to get involved as Teaching Assistants
If you are interested in assisting in a classroom during a service, please click here

In addition, there are local retreats, overnights and socials, as well as the MDD Jr. High Retreat, offered during January, which many attend.

7th Grade Our Whole Lives (O.W.L) Human Sexuality Program

27 sessions offered Wednesday evenings (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.). For more information, visit the BVUUF OWL page

8th Grade Coming of Age (C.O.A.)

BVUUF offers a 15 session Coming of Age class (Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.) to celebrate and support our 8th graders as they mature. The class includes two 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 was the 45th year.
For more information visit Ninth Grade Trip to Hopi/Navaho Lands

9th – 12th Grade Young Religious UU’s (Y.R.U.U.) Youth Group

The High School Group (Y.R.U.U.) meets during the second service on Sundays (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 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.

This spring enjoy all of the outdoor opportunities available to your youth!
The up-coming schedule is:
5/2/2010: Open Space Clean-up with Karen Judd
5/9/2010: Mothers Peace Day
5/16/2010: Planting in the Garden!
5/23/2010: Coming of Age Service
5/30/2010: TBD
6/6/2010: Flower Communion
6/13/2010: End of Year Reflection, Celebration!

We are always looking for parents to get involved as Teaching Assistants
If you are interested in assisting in a classroom during a service, please click here and fill in your name for the date/time you are available:

Helpful links:

10th – 12th Our Whole Lives (O.W.L.) for 09/10 – Sunday evenings

10th – 12th O.W.L. meets Sunday evening (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.). For more information, visit the BVUUF OWL pages

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 the Sunday service on May 23, 2010.
Code_of_Ethics.pdf