We are building a multigenerational Beloved Community that centers the innate wisdom and agency of youth. We offer opportunities to develop a confident sense of self, practice our Unitarian Universalist values/rituals/traditions, and take them out into the world in service and in pursuit of justice.

Sunday Mornings

On Sunday mornings, kids and youth begin in the Sanctuary (with the exception of OWL and Youth Group). After the Time for All Ages, we will leave the Sanctuary together and head to our rooms. We ask that parents pick up children younger than 6th grade from class after the service. Here is where each age group gathers on a typical Sunday.

• Infants and crawlers: with a parent in the Nursery at the back of the Sanctuary
• Ages 1 to 3: the Wiggle Room off the Dining Room
• Preschool and Kindergarten: next door at the Cooperative Nursery School
• 1st through 3rd Grade: Sullivan 1
• 4th through 6th grade: Sullivan 2
• OWL (7th to 9th) class is full: Sullivan 3
• Youth Group (9th to 12th): Daskam

Youth Programs

Our Whole Lives (OWL) OWL is a nationally recognized, values-based sexuality education program co-developed by the UUA and the United Church of Christ. USG offers Our Whole Lives for 7th through 9th graders, every other year (offered 2026 to 2027, but registration is closed).Contact owl@usguu.org to learn more. This year we are also offering Kindergarten-First Grade OWL. Email dsd@usguu.org if interested in a class in the future. OWL 7-9 Schedule for current participants.

Youth Group (9th to 12th grade). Community building, workshops, discussions, and worship- all from a place of youth empowerment! Interested in being a youth advisor? Contact Director of Spiritual Development, Zoë Johnston at dsd@usguu.org.

Coming of Age (8th to 10th grade). Coming of Age is the Unitarian Universalist way of marking the passage from childhood into adolescence. Offered every other year, next in 2027-28. Over the year, students deepen their understanding of UUism, the work of USG, and their own beliefs, with opportunities for service, fellowship, fun, and adventure. Contact lead teacher Treva Burger at coa@usguu.org.

Registering and Volunteering

Please register your child or youth each year, even if they have taken part before. CSD is made possible by our wonderful volunteers! There are a variety of ways to contribute with varying commitment levels and schedules. If you would like to get involved, please review our background-check information for volunteers. USG covers the training cost for adults who become OWL facilitators.

Learn More

Our CSD Guide (a friendly zine with a Sunday schedule and a look at our age-group classes) and our latest CSD Annual Report tell you more about the program. For the most up-to-date information, see the weekly CommUUnicator. Questions? Contact Zoë Johnston, USG’s Director of CSD, at dsd@usguu.org.

Our Mission

Our mission is to offer developmentally appropriate spiritual education that helps young people cultivate compassion, empathy, and love for themselves and others; to create safe, caring spaces for reflection, connection with nature, and right relationship across generations; and to welcome young people into the UU community and its guiding principles. In doing so, CSD helps fulfill USG’s mission of building Beloved Community with service, compassion, and empowerment.