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Juliet Goldstein guides the preschool-kindergarten children in exploring and discovering the beauty of life around and within them. Juliet works with the children to understand Unitarian Universalist principles and foster a love of learning through music, crafts, mime, artwork, stories, and more.

Juliet has a B.A. in teaching and performed with a Palestinian-Israeli theater for children. For the past 12 years she has offered a program in pre-schools celebrating the seasons through dance, arts, crafts, music, poems and stories.

1st-6th Grades

Students will spend the year with Natasha Castro exploring what it means to be part of the Unitarian Universalist, local, and global community. The students will discover the connections between themselves and the world around them by participating in a variety of games, crafts and visual and performing arts. Each class will give the child an opportunity to work in a team and reflect on their place in the community.

Natasha is a second year teacher with a BA and teaching credential in Theatre Education from Emerson College. She spent her first year as an educator living and teaching in the Marshall Islands. Natasha currently teaches 3rd-5th grade at the New Horizons School for homeless children.

Sunday Morning Teens

Lee Maranto facilitates the Sunday Morning Teen Group in developing their spiritual identity. Weekly sessions include interactive discussions and activities geared towards engaging teens with their own belief systems, as well as learning about other spiritual and belief systems. The majority of the content and topics discussed will be determined by teen interest.

Lee has a B.A. in Politics and Community Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz . He has over 8 years of experience educating, mentoring and learning from teen youth in the Santa Cruz County.

Young Religious Unitarian Universalist - YRUU

The YRUU group meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 7-9 pm with Laurie Simpkinson. They create a safe place to explore issues about spirituality, being human, and being connected to the world through discussion, art, singing, moving, playing games, and being honest with each other. Also in store are overnights, conferences, service projects and the annual ski trip!

Laurie has a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Consciousness Studies. She has taught philosophy courses to teens through Upward Bound and to college students, and has also worked at the Institute of Noetic Sciences.