Youth Curriculum, 3-1-26

Announcements:

Parents, you and your child or teen are invited to join Youth & Family in exploring spiritual practice events at our center. These experiences are designed to help families connect more deeply with themselves and one another. Offerings include Qi Gong, Community Meditation, and Sound Bath—any of which may become a meaningful ritual you share as a family.

Our next gathering is Friday, March 13, at 6 pm for Community Sound Bath and Meditation.

For questions about your child or teen’s participation, please connect with Adrienne. We look forward to sharing this experience together.

March Theme: What If? Imagination, Expectancy, and Becoming Possibility
Week 1 Value: A World of Pure Imagination
Affirmation: I believe in the power of collective imagination.

Curriculum Overview:

We begin March by inviting youth and teens to recognize imagination as a spiritual power. This week emphasizes collective creativity—understanding that the world we envision together becomes the blueprint for what we build together. Through hands-on collaboration and guided visualization, youth experience how belief and shared vision can shape communities rooted in kindness, fairness, and belonging.

Spiritual Lesson:

Imagination is not fantasy—it is creative intelligence in action. Youth explore the idea that their thoughts and shared visions influence real-world outcomes. Inspired by the teachings of Ernest Holmes, they learn that what we consistently imagine and believe begins to take form.

When we imagine a world that works for all, we are participating in conscious creation. This lesson encourages youth to move from passive observers of the world to active co-creators of possibility.

Spiritual Practice: Group Imagination Circle

Youth participate in a guided visualization designed to strengthen collective vision and empathy. They picture themselves actively contributing to that world and notice how it feels in their bodies and hearts. This practice helps them experience imagination as focused, purposeful, and spiritually creative.

Active Listening: Book / Music / Video

Younger Children (Ages 4–7)

• Book: What Do You Do With an Idea? — Kobi Yamada
  Encourages valuing imagination and possibility.
• Music: “Imagine” – kid-friendly instrumental version
  Supports creative reflection.
• Video: Short animated story about teamwork and kindness (3 minutes)

Children & Preteens (Ages 7–12)

• Reading: The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill
  How beliefs shape the world people accept as “normal.”
• Music: “A Million Dreams” (Greatest Showman – instrumental version)
  Encourages imagination and inner connection.
• Video: Short clip on kids making community change (3–4 minutes)

Teens (Ages 13–16)

• Reading: Excerpt from The Giver – Opening Section + Jonas’s First Memory
• Music: “Glorious” – Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey
  Highlights empowerment and possibility.
• Video: TED-Ed: What if we redesigned society for happiness?

Creative Expression: Build a Better World Challenge

Youth work in small collaborative groups to design and create a visual representation of a “world that works for all.” Using art materials and recycled supplies, they imagine how people treat one another, how fairness and inclusion are practiced, and how communities care for both people and the planet. This activity reinforces that collective imagination becomes a powerful blueprint for real change.

Connecting: Possibility Sharing Circle

Youth gather in a circle and share one idea they want to help bring into the real world this week. After each share, the group responds together: “We imagine it. We build it.”