Our educational ministry is designed to promote a wide variety of educational opportunities to encourage us to grow in our relationship with God, to learn about our Christian heritage, and to integrate Christian ideals into our daily lives.

On Sunday morning the children begin in the service with their parents to worship for a time. The children are called down to the front of the church for a special Children's Chat, after which they go to class.

The only exception to this is on Communion Sunday (first Sunday of every month). The children come to a very special service in the Parkman Chapel. The service is age appropriate with a chapel leader who assists the children in participating in this service.  There is a variety of music (traditional and contemporary) with a musician and his guitar.

Our Church School runs all year long, September through mid-June.  There are age appropriate classes with as many as 20 volunteers.  In the Summer, the program is inclusive of all ages with a theme and special projects. The Cribbery (birth through 2 years old) is available year 'round.  We have a special room adjacent to the Cribbery for the 3 year olds through Pre-K's.

The Church School curriculum is a Rotational Workshop.  This is an age-appropriate, multi-faceted approach to learning. With their own shepherd for their age group, the church school children from age Kindergarten to Eighth Grade hear the same lesson for 5 weeks in many different settings.  In Divinity Diner, they use food to share the story.  In Parable Place, they are in a beautiful storytelling room, with murals on the walls and the sounds of crickets and running water.  Where In The World helps them to learn how it was 'then' and is 'now'.  Thou Art is the arts and crafts setting, and The Boardroom of Heaven is a place for discussion and decision making.  Acts II helps the children to learn the story with puppets and costumes, and in Moved By The Spirits, the lessons are done through music.  The rooms are all designed and decorated in themes that accentuate the title of the room...

There are times during the year when we have Intergenerational services and families worship together. We begin in September with an Open House Weekend to kick-off the school year. We have a Children's Christmas Pageant in mid-December during the regular worship service (after which the children celebrate with a birthday party for Jesus), a Children's Sunday in mid-June), with an All-Church Picnic or luncheon immediately following.  In April, 2007, we have a Youth Sunday planned.  During the summer, we participate in Westborough's Ecumenical Vacation Bible School in August.