A Joyful Path - Children's Church Curriculum: Year One

A Joyful Path is a three year long course for 6 to 10 year olds, produced by our sister organisation in the United States, ProgressiveChristianity.org. This item is Year One.

A Joyful Path, Year 1, for ages 6-10 is a spiritual curriculum that connects children with their own inner wisdom and focuses on how we behave affects our happiness. It teaches interdependence, self awareness, respect for nature, stillness, forgiveness, prayer, meditation, integrity, radical inclusion, and experiencing God. Using the Bible, sacred texts, and wisdom stories from around the world, A Joyful Path, Year 1 helps children learn how to follow the path of Jesus in today’s world. In Year 1, we emphasize behavior over belief, teaching reverence and gratitude for this life, supporting children to find their own inner wisdom and to connect to the Spirit and God Within All.

Joyful Path, Year 1 teaches children to:

- Ask questions and be curious
- Go within and find their own inner guidance and wisdom
- Stay focused and calm when needed and to discover and harness divine energy
- Be creative, share their gifts and continue learning about their passions
- To take action toward their own successes and happiness
- Find compassion for all beings, to be inclusive and tolerant, to find the divine in All
- Honor, protect, serve, and be in awe of Mother Nature
- To know the history and mythology of our world religions and spiritual paths
- To be heroes and heroines- to be brave, courageous, and to stand for peace and justice…
- And much more!

Sample lessons can be found here: https://www.joyfulpathcurricul...