Youth Education

Unity Kids arts and crafts

Unity Youth Education Program 2024

Inspiration. Empowerment. Connection.

We aim to draw out the inner truth and guide youth to live fully, joyously, and peacefully as Divine Children of God. 

Curriculum created by Diane Venzera, Director of Resources, Services, and Events for Unity Worldwide Ministries

Ages 5-11

We currently teach children from Kindergarten through 5th grade. If you have children outside this age range, please email tereece@createwellsolutions.com, and we will do our best to accommodate your family.   

Services

Join us on Sundays from 11 AM to Noon

This month we will be exploring the powers of connection, affirmation, loving-kindness, inner guidance, and peace.

Class Structure

  • Opening Circle Introduction and Icebreaker
  • Choosing Responsibility Cards Children take ownership of their time in class by contributing through roles such as Bell Ringer, Greeter, Prayer Leader, Reader, Teacher's Helper, Kindness Reporter, Clean Up Team, or Scribe.
  • Sacred Circle- This includes a wide range of activities. This time might include a meditation walk outside while we contemplate what we would like to contribute to our family and friends this week. We might do a short yoga exercise to stretch our bodies and quiet our minds. We might create a song or a dance to celebrate the Christ light within. We might choose a mindfulness activity.
  • Introduction to the Lesson of the Day
  • Learning Lab- Includes experiments, crafts, or activities to support the lesson.
  • Closing Circle Discussion about the class events.

Clean up and meet the grown-ups upstairs for the Peace Song

Program Refresh

We are currently updating our program to better meet the needs of today's youth. Please check in monthly for updates on the following action items:

  • Our New Mission Statement
  • Parent Manual detailing our program
  • Establishing a Youth Committee and revisiting policies and procedures

Unity of Missoula's Youth Team

Youth Director: Tereece Panique

Tereece holds a Bachelor's in Applied Psychology from Montana State University with an emphasis in Parenting and Family Dynamics and a Master's in Psychology from Grand Canyon University. She is the mother of a child on the autism spectrum and an advocate for all children facing barriers in the current educational system. Tereece is completing the Certified Spiritual Educator credentials from Unity's Ministerial School. She has been involved with Unity of Missoula's Youth program as a teacher since 2018 and has attended the NW Region of Unity Teacher's retreats and Unity's Unitreat (Retreat for ages 11-14).

Current Youth Committee Volunteers: Nancy Crawford, Ann Finnegan, and Hilary Rivers