COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
The Committee for Children and Families (CCF) supervises the First Day School program, which includes children from infancy through the high school years. The Committee oversees planning the curriculum, acquiring materials, securing teachers, supervising and coordinating the teaching program, and encouraging service projects. The Committee works to nourish and support First Day School teachers and coordinators, helping them to make the experience of teaching an enriching part of their spiritual life. The Committee also supervises the nursery care program on Sunday mornings. On request, the Committee facilitates childcare during other Meeting events.
FIRST DAY SCHOOL Children under about 3 are welcome in the Nursery. Children under 7 are warmly invited to the Quaker House Living Room for stories, song, play, movement, art, and service & stewardship projects. Children 7 and over are invited to the Quaker House Fireplace Room for lively discussion of stories from Quaker and other religious traditions.
At the end of First Day School, the children are invited to participate in a settling routine and join the adult Meeting for Worship for the last 10 minutes or so. Please see Christa Williams (ristawill@gmail.com) if you have questions or concerns, or wish to volunteer your loving presence, stories, and/or activities to our First Day School program.
Ann Arbor Friends Meeting policy on the protection and safety of children and youth is available here: Child Safety Policy.
Registration
To enroll your children in First Day School, there is a simple registration form that must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. Please see Christa Williams (ristawill@gmail.com) for a copy of the form. Forms are also available in the locations where First Day School meets.
We look forward to creating a safe, warm, and inviting First Day School environment where our kids can experience the spiritual community of peers and adults within the meeting.
Summer 2023
The last day of First Day School before summer is Sunday, June 4. First Day School resumes on Sunday, September 10.
However, we will have supervised children’s activities and child care over the summer, in Quaker House as usual.