*Children begin in service on workshop rotation Sundays. After Words for All Ages, children will be sung out of the sanctuary and will follow their classroom guides to the workshop. Children will know who their guide is by the color of the guides' flag. K-1st follow the green flag, 2nd -3rd follow the blue, and 4th-5th follow the yellow. They will have the same two guides for their class all semester long!
The second Sunday through the fourth (or fifth) Sunday of each month, workshop classes will meet. The calendar (below) is a chart of what classes will be in which workshop each week as well as what classroom.
| Dates | K &1st grades
Explorers-green class | 2nd & 3rd grades
Navigators-blue class | 4th & 5th grades
Searchers-yellow class |
| January 10 | Workshop 1-An Afghan Tale of Fear (room #7) | Workshop 2-An Iroquois Tale of Peacemaking (room #6) | Workshop 3- An Appalachian Tale of Building Bridges(room #5) |
| January 24 | Workshop 2- An Iroquois Tale of Peacemaking (room #6) | Workshop 3- An Appalachian Tale of Building Bridges(room #5) | Workshop 1- An Afghan Tale of Fear (room #7) |
| January 31 | Workshop 3- An Appalachian Tale of Building Bridges(room #5) | Workshop 1- An Afghan Tale of Fear (room #7) | Workshop 2- An Iroquois Tale of Peacemaking (room #6) |
| February 14 | Workshop 1-Vegetarianism (room #7) | Workshop 2-Eating Local (room #6) | Workshop 3-Fair Trade (room #5) |
| February 21 | Workshop 2- Eating Local (room #6) | Workshop 3- Fair Trade (room #5) | Workshop 1- Vegetarianism (room #7) |
| February 28 | Workshop 3- Fair Trade (room #5) | Workshop 1- Vegetarianism (room #7) | Workshop 2- Eating Local (room #6) |
| March 14 | Workshop 1-sing out for diversity (room #1) | Workshop 2- pre-judging & equality (room #7) | Workshop 3-Families in All Shapes & Sizes (room #6) |
| March 21 | Workshop 2- pre-judging & equality pre-judging & equality (room #7) | Workshop 3- Families in All Shapes & Sizes (room #6) | Workshop 1- sing out for diversity (room #1) |
| March 28 | Workshop 3- Families in All Shapes & Sizes (room #6) | Workshop 1- sing out for diversity (room #1) | Workshop 2- pre-judging & equality (room #7) |
| April 11 | Workshop 1-Wealth & Power vs. Economic Fairness (room #5) | Workshop 2-Pollution & How Trees Help (room #7) | Workshop 3-Endangered Animals (room #6) |
| April 18 | Workshop 2- Pollution & How Trees Help (room #7) | Workshop 3- Endangered Animals (room #6) | Workshop 1- Wealth & Power vs. Economic Fairness (room #5) |
| April 25 | Workshop 3- Endangered Animals (room #6) | Workshop 1- Wealth & Power vs. Economic Fairness (room #5) | Workshop 2- Pollution & How Trees Help (room #7) |
| May 9 | Workshop 1- Acts of Kindness for Families (room #7) | Workshop 2- Acts of Kindness for MVUUF (room #6) | Workshop 3- Pay it Forward (room #5) |
| May 16 | Workshop 2- Acts of Kindness for MVUUF (room #6) | Workshop 3- Pay it Forward (room #5) | Workshop 1- Acts of Kindness for Families (room #7) |
| May 23 | Workshop 3- Pay it Forward (room #5) | Workshop 1- Acts of Kindness for Families (room #7) | Workshop 2- Acts of Kindness for MVUUF (room #6) |
There are three workshop rotation classes:
Workshop Rotation is a curriculum model based on Howard Gardner's theory that people possess multiple intelligences. Each month a theme will be explored in a variety of ways such as music, art, science, games, and more. This semester, January through May 2010, our focus is guided by our pillar Social Justice and Action. Each month, our themes are based from the pillar. Each class will have an opportunity to participate in each week’s workshop. This semester our themes for each month are based on books. Our books and topics for this semester are: