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Shepherd’s Kid’s Sunday School is our fun, creative, and interactive Christian education program that runs during the school year. All children age three (by September 1) through third grade are invited. New students are welcome to join throughout the year until we reach capacity.
Shepherd’s Kids utilizes a highly relational large and small group model to nurture children in faith and community. Senior high youth and adults volunteer their time as leaders to help children grow in their faith. To ensure a quality program, we:
We hope you will join us! We charge $60 per student for the school year, but we don’t want money to be an obstacle. We provide grants to support your child’s faith formation. Complete the registration form, listing the grant amount needed in the space provided.
Shepherd of the Valley is committed to welcoming people of all abilities and working to understand and meet the needs of our congregation. If your child needs an accommodation, modification, or assistance to fully participate in this event, please indicate this in the “Health Concern Explanation” field of your registration, and your program leader will follow up if there are questions. We may not be able to meet all requests at this time.
We intend to take photos and/or video during Shepherd’s Kids, which may appear in worship, social media, the website, or congregational communication without names listed. If you have a concern about this, please email Kelsey Young.
Because our groups are led by amazing volunteers, we limit the number of students per group and groups per hour for the safety and enjoyment of all in our programs. Occasionally, a program hour may reach capacity and additional spaces cannot be opened. In this event, we will contact any families remaining on the waitlist for that hour to move them to an additional program time.
Volunteers of all ages and abilities make it possible to host HUNDREDS of students throughout the school year at SOTV! We’d love to have you join this amazing team and experience the joy of working together, sharing your faith, and giving a gift of your time, skills, and talents.
Any children interested in music groups, please consider registering for a Children’s Choir or a Children’s Handbell Choir. For more information, and to register follow the links below.
At Shepherd’s Kids, preschool and kindergarten age children will begin building their identity and sense of belonging in our church community. They will be given tools and opportunities to begin exploring their faith in Jesus. The goal of this program is for children to feel loved and at home at church.
Children will experience Jesus in the following ways…
Large Group
Small Group Time
Preschool – Grade 3 Shepherd’s Kids Hours: Sundays at 8:30 am, 9:45 am or 11:00 am.
Children in Grades 1-3 will explore what it means to be a child of God. They will grow in faith as they wonder about stories from the Bible, build Christ-centered relationships with their peers and leaders, discover spiritual practices like prayer and offering, and learn how they can use their skills to serve God in their church and community.
Children will experience Jesus in the following ways…
Small Group Time
Large Group
Preschool – Grade 3 Shepherd’s Kids Hours: Sundays at 8:30 am, 9:45 am or 11:00 am.
Kids in Grades 1 – 3 Shepherd’s Kids Sunday School are encouraged, but not required, to participate in our Squiggles Bible Reading Program. This is self-led and done entirely at home. This is a way for kids and their families to engage in faith at home. There are 10 different bookmarks, with 15 bible stories on each. Once they’ve read the 15 stories, an adult signs the bottom of the card, they turn it into their leader, and they can move their name on the banner to show their progress. Then they pick up the next bookmark and continue through the program at their own pace. Once they’ve completed all 10 bookmarks they turn the last one into Andrew and receive a prize!
Below are links to print bookmarks from home, if you wish.
Questions? Contact Andrew Kane, Children’s Ministry Director
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