Elementary

**Due to Covid-19, all in-person Children’s Faith Formation activities have been suspended until further notice. 

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When in-person gatherings resume, check out the following programming we offer:

Sunday Faith Formation – 9:45am Sundays

In five or six-week units, children grades 1-5 come to know God through a series of interactive workshops. Each workshop utilizes a particular learning style for its approach to the lesson such as drama, art, storytelling, music, games, computers, science and cooking.

At 9:45am, the children are divided into groups according to their grade. Each group will start in the workshop they will be participating in that day. Then groups gather together for opening worship and hear the story before they return to their workshop. Groups rotate to a different workshop each week to learn and know God through different experiences. Shepherds, high school youth and adults, lead the groups of students and take an active part in the class along with the students, develop relationships with the children, pray with them, and assist them in processing the lesson through discussion and journaling.

Children’s Church – 11am Sundays

At 11am, children in grades 1-5 begin in worship with their families, come forward for the Children’s Message and then are dismissed for activities for the remainder of the hour. Students travel as a group to a different workshop each week.

Wednesdays @ the Well – 6:30pm Wednesdays

Children grades 1-5 are encouraged to worship at 6pm with their families and then come to a large group Bible activity time at 6:30pm. Following Bible Time, children have the opportunity to further explore the Bible lesson through art, drama, games, science, video, computers and cooking. Through the Workshop Rotation Model students rotate to different activities as they learn and know about God.

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Other Wednesdays @ the Well Elementary Opportunities

All Stars (5th graders & their parent/guardian)

Sheridan offers the prevention program, All Stars, during Wednesdays @ the Well for 5^th graders and their parents. The goal of All Stars is to delay the onset of substance use, reduce violence and delinquency and prevent premature sexual activity. The emphasis is on prevention, keeping adolescents from starting to participate in these problem behaviors. Contact Julie Hestermann for more information.

WAM (1st-5th graders)

WAM stands for “Worship and Music” and is our Wednesday night music opportunity for children grades 1-5. WAM students will create their own praise team by rotating through music stations of vocals, drums, chimes and boomwhackers. This group rehearses from 6:30-7:30pm and regularly leads worship at Wednesdays @ the Well. Children can join in at any time between Sept. – April.

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