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Spirit Club |
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What is a Spirit
Club?
Spirit Clubs are a fun-filled, action-packed after-school program held in neighborhood homes for children in pre-school – K; 1st – 5th; and 6th – 8th grades. They teach basic Christian virtues, common to both Catholics and Protestants, in dynamic ways your kids will love! |
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What
would my children do at a typical
meeting? (schedule depends on which level of Spirit Club your child is in)
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Pre-K/Kindergarten |
1st - 5th grades |
Middle School |
| Snack and Chat Time |
Snack and Chat Time |
*Snack and Chat Time
*Support and pray
for one another |
| Welcome Song |
Welcome Song |
Girl/Guy-in-the-Spotlight
(share objects from home)
OR
Activity (rockets, cooking
craft, construction) |
| Bible Memory Verse |
Introduce Virtue-of-the-
Month
Bible Memory Verse |
Introduce Virtue-of-the-
Month |
Interactive Bible Story
with flannelgrams |
Bible Story with
flannelgrams (covers entire
Bible in 3 years) |
Bible Story with Godly
Play Method (objects and
Wondering Questions) |
| Interactive Prayer or Song |
Active Song |
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Hero Story |
Faith Skill: Bible, Prayer,
Money, Relationships,
Discover-Your-Gifts,
Service, Etc. (earn trophies
or badges) |
Review Game (with prize)
or Craft |
Review Game (with prize) |
Special Outings:
community service,
education, or fun |
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Where are they
meeting now?
Our first Spirit
Club started November 2007 in the Minnechaug
neighborhood of Glastonbury. Ten children
quickly mushroomed to 25 it was so popular!
There are now 7 clubs in 4 towns in the Greater Hartford region: Glastonbury, Avon, West Hartford and Ashford! Click here to see if one is close to you. |
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Can you start a
Spirit Club in my
neighborhood?
Yes! We have trained
teachers ready-to-roll! All you have to
do is:
1. Address 50 invitations to the children
on your bus route or in your area (we
provide the invitations)
2. Open your home for the first month.
After that, typically the other parents
rotate hosting and bringing the snacks.
The first three months of Spirit Club
are free. After that, we ask parents to
pay $75/trimester voluntary dues to cover
part of the cost of the teacher, prizes,
and newsletter. |
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Who are the teachers?
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Associate Pastor, Jen Moyer graduated from McGill University with a B.S.W. in Social Work and then went on to get her teacher's certification in K-12 Special Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Jen has worked extensively with children, both in ministry and educational capacities, since she was in high school, most recently as a special education teacher in Ansonia, CT.
Jen teaches: Apple Hill, Minnechaug, West Hartford, Avon Spirit Clubs and Spirit Guys |
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Liza Arulampalam grew up in Glastonbury and moved to Atlanta in 2004 to attend Emory University. After graduating, Liza began to work at a non-profit in Baltimore where she helped college students around the country plan interfaith events on their campuses. Passionate about this work, Liza decided to attend Divinity School at Yale University in 2009. Liza is finishing up her Masters in Divinity and pursuing ordination in the American Baptist Church while she interns as a hospital chaplain at Hartford Hospital this year. She loves working with young people of all ages and hopes to find employment as a secondary school or college chaplain upon graduating.
Liza teaches Ashford Spirit Kids and Spirit Girls |
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