At a recent screening of ‘Batkid Begins,’ our Sunday School students were impressed that someone their age was able to help Batman thwart villains and that Miles Scott, 5, had the courage to want to make the world better while he was fighting leukemia.Read More
Sunday School
For MLK Day of Service, Students Pack Boxes that Say ‘We care’
To mark the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, our Sunday School created caring boxes for members who are no longer able to join us because of illness or distance from the meetinghouse.Read More
Sunday School Games Are Lessons in Fairness and Cooperation
Our Sunday School students gathered to play a learning game that was focused on everyone working together. The week before, they had focused on a game with one winner. They discussed the differences between the games–a fun way to learn about fairness and cooperation!Read More
Sunday School Hosts Oxfam Hunger Banquet
The students and staff of the Ethical Culture Sunday School hosted their annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 24. Each participant played the role of a person from the high, middle, or low income strata of society to help understand the disparity of food access. The Sunday School also raised funds for Oxfam by hosting a thrift shop.
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Sunday School: Hunger Awareness, Empathy, Understanding Prejudice, and Much More
Our Sunday School provides ethical education for children of all ages. For the 2019-20 school year, our class themes are “Exploring the Self: Who Am I” (primary); “Around the World” (elementary); “Learning about Conflict Resolution” (juniors); and “Prejudice and Stereotypes” (seniors). Read More
Helping to Feed Schoolchildren in Haiti
Ethical Culture members and friends of all ages–17 in all–donned hairnets on Sunday to help pack meals for Haitian schoolchildren. They were participating in the 9th annual Teaneck Packathon for Haiti and helped pack some 123,000 meals for two schools. These meals allow more kids to attend school, where some receive their only hot meal of the day.Read More