Above photo credit: Adrienne Pasta

Childcare (infants – kindergarten age)

• For children not yet ready for a structured classroom environment
• Supervised by one or more adult volunteers and one or more teenage helpers
• Activities include story time, drawing, playing with toys, brief circle time
• Occasional introduction to religious themes via songs and stories
• Focused on building friendships and a loving community with other children and adult/teen caregivers.

First Day School (elementary-school age)

• Grade-school-aged and older are welcome
• Instruction in basic Quaker values and theology by a dedicated teacher and one or more adult volunteers
• Welcoming space for kids to develop and explore their own spirituality, while learning about traditions and values from Quakerism’s Judeo-Christian history and those of other faith traditions
• Activities include group discussion, writing/drawing on a given theme, art projects, community involvement.
• During the summer, the children’s programs are merged into a single supervised free-play time. 

Central Friends (5th–8th grade)

• Learn about and engage in Quaker worship and process: worship sharing, clearness processes, business meetings, fun activities.

Junior Friends (high-school age)

• Meet once a month with peers from other Meetings in our area for discussion, service, fun.