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To UU newsletter editors:
Dear Newsletter Editor:
The non-profit organization, REC-Room: Unitarian Universalist Lifespan Religious Education Curricula & Resources, would very much appreciate it if you could include this announcement in your newsletter.:
UU Lifespan Religious Education Resource
REC-Room is an online resource for lifespan religious educators, parents, and others who share information about their faith through story, worship, or classes for adults and/or children. It's free for all on the internet at http://www.rec-room.org and you can even share your ideas there for UU members and friends world-wide. For more information, check out the web site or send email to .
To Religious Educators:
Dear UU Religious Educator:
REC-Room (http://www.rec-room.org), the Unitarian Universalist Lifespan Religious Education Curricula & Resources Web Site, is a resource for you and our congregation. Besides curricula descriptions, the site contains ideas for activities, games, stories, plays, tips for teachers, and more. You can share this information with your teachers by going to the printable flier at http://www.rec-room.org/flier.html or bookmarks at http://www.rec-room.org/BI.html . Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about this great resource for your religious education program by emailing .
To UU or Liberal Religion or Education Email Lists:
There's a resource on the internet about which I think you should know.: REC-Room (http://www.rec-room.org). Though primarily designed for use by Unitarian Universalist religious educators, it is a great resource for other educators and parents also. Some of the areas of information this site covers are:
* cultures, diversity, multi-culturalism
* religions, comparative religion, minority religions, religious traditions, history of religion
* holidays, special times, traditions, celebrations
* family rituals that are healing and/or spiritual and/or empowering
* racism, sexism, agism, ableism, classism, and other kinds of discrimination, oppression, and justice issues
* child development, infant care (particularly in a small group setting as congregations would have), whole life development, adult stages, elder care, handicapped accessibility, handicapped eitiquette, psychological theory - particularly that which pertains to group interactions and learning to understand and accept others while learning to live together
* sex education, understanding our bodies, understanding relationships, childbirth, sexual abuse and other emotional and physical abuse issues, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual differences
* worship, prayer, meditation, other spiritual acts
* Jesus, Buddha, other spiritual leaders,
* God, Bible, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, other religious books, words of wisdom
* ethics, meaning of life, personal credo, decision-making, dealing with ethical dilemmas
* social action, social justice, social causes, caring, human rights, civil rights, fairness
* feellings, attitudes, identity
* mystery, myth, stories, wonder, lore, thinking of big questions of life
* environment, nature, web of life, natural resources, sharing, recycling, caring for the Earth
* family, sense of belonging, relationship with others, social structure and our place in it,
* art, creativity, music, dancing, expressions, symbolism - particulary that which pertains to religious expression and UU ideas as above, creative forces
* death, dying, long-term care issues, euthenasia, memorial services
It is also self-posting, so you can help the site expand and continue to find new resources there. The site is also searchable. I hope this helps you in your search for good resources.
To Web Site Managers:
Dear UU Web Site Manager:
Please add a link to your site for REC-Room (http://www.rec-room.org): Unitarian Universalist Lifespan Religious Education Curricula & Resources. This is not a UUA site, but it has received support by the UUA and many other UUs. Thank you for considering the addition of this link.
If you have any suggestions, questions or comments, feel free to email the site manager at .
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