Youth Curriculum, 8-13-23

Curriculum Overview

Youth discover how adventure can get them closer to doing what they love and reveal their true purpose. They create an Adventure Map filled with risks, obstacles, and opportunities!  

2023 Theme: Living Out Loud!
August Monthly Theme: My Passion, My Purpose
Week 2 Value: Percolating Your Passion with Purpose  

Affirmation: My way forward is paved with the strength of an open heart and the power of an open mind.  

Spiritual Lesson: Percolating Your Passion with Purpose  

Our life adventures can be challenging, but we are truly meant to grow from the experiences. What we learn will stay with us forever and become a part of who we are. We can begin to imagine, plan and create our own adventures. Following our hearts, we can map out how we can have our adventures and what is important to us. This will get us closer to doing the things we love to do, revealing our purpose.  

Active Listening: Book/Music/Video

Meditation: Visualize Your Perfect Day – Guided Journaling Meditation (teens)

Meditation: Magic Carpet Ride Guided Meditation  

Book: What do you do with a Chance? By Kobi Yamada (age -all)

Book: A Walk in the Forest by Maria Dek (age 3-6)

Music: You Say (Lyrics) by Lauren Daigle (teens)

Music: Into the Unknown by Idina Menzel

Creative Expression –  Mapping the Adventures We Choose   

Youth go on an imaginary journey to create their perfect world, describing details of their landscape, what they are doing, and how it feels to them. They then create a rendering of their world to share.

Connecting/Spiritual Practice: Sharing Gifts from Our Adventure   

Youth collaborate to add words and pictures that describe qualities they will use on their Adventure Map, and discuss what they will gain from the experiences they choose to have.