Virtual Adventures - Self-Directed

Welcome to Virtual Adventures!
 
The Virtual Adventures youth ministry curriculm is designed to be self-directed so students can access the content at any time from any computer or mobile device. It can also be use in a group virtual environment, like Zoom, or in an onsite classroom. The provided flexibility allows ministries to supply the lessons to the families for their desired use. Simultaneously, the YFM team may choose to offer a community experience where children could join to work through a lesson as a group experience or reflect on the lesson they reviewed in preparation.
 
The content is divided into three age groups: (a) Elementary (b) Tweens, and (c) Teens.
 
Each lessons contains:
~ Opening Experience
~ Meditation Zone
~ Media Room
~ Creation Station
 
This is a group project funded by the South Central Region.
 
 
Unit #1: Self-Awareness
​​Unit Focus: We set ourselves free to be our most wonderful selves when we live in harmony with the Spirit within. 
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the Unit learners will be able to:
  • Explore their relationship with Spirit
  • Describe ones needs and values
  • Perceive oneself accurately

Children's Lessons

Lesson 1: God & I Are One

Lesson 2: Discovering Me

Lesson 3: Connecting With Me

Lesson 4: Connecting Me With We

Tween Lessons

Lesson 1: God & I Are One

Lesson 2: Discovering Me

Lesson 3: Connecting With Me

Lesson 4: Connecting Me With We

Teen Lessons

Lesson 1: Who Am I?

Lesson 2: What Are You?

Lesson 3: God & I Are One

Lesson 4: I Am Me!

 

Printable Lesson Plan

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #2: Feelings

Unit Focus: This unit explores how we relate to ourselves, recognizing our emotions and thoughts and how these affect our lives. It will also include how to manage emotions as well as how to stay calm and positive in difficult situations.  
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Recognize & name different feelings
  • Identify what they are feeling
  • Develop tools for coping with emotions
  • Identify accurately, the emotions & feelings of others 
Children's Lessons

Lesson 1: What Do I Feel?

Lesson 2: Mixed Feelings

Lesson 3: Managing Emotions

Lesson 4: Others' Emotions

 

Printable Lesson Plan

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #3: Growing Faith

Unit Focus: This unit explores faith and invites us to consider what it is that we have faith in.
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Distinguish between blind faith and true faith 
  • Identify what they have faith in 
  • Explore how faith helps us to grow in Spiritual understanding 
  • Use tools designed to strengthen faith 
Children's Lessons

Lesson 1: Growing Faith Through Trust

Lesson 2: From Hoping to Knowing

Lesson 3: Growing Faith Workout

Lesson 4: Growing Faith & Working on It

 
 

Printable Lesson Plan

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #4: Diversity & Inclusion

Unit Focus: This unit explores our differences so we can better understand one another and to know that all deserve to be treated with respect..
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Understand the fact that we are all unique expressions of the one Spirit  
  • Embrace and celebrate our differences 
  • Understand that we are not defined by a single story 
  • Accept others as they are
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #5: Being Resilient

Unit Focus: The focus of this unit is to explore how to move from situation to situation and adapt as needed without compromising our values.  
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
 
  • Define Resilience 
  • Understand that all things come to pass 
  • Acknowledge that I am stronger than I think 
  • Determine how to be adaptable 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #6: Gratitude

Unit Focus: The intention of this unit is to understand that when we acknowledge the blessings in our life, however small, we begin to notice them more and more and we see how rich our life really is. 
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Identify the good that surrounds us
  • Know the more we acknowledge the blessings we see, the more we actually experience
  • Understand that even the smallest thing is a blessing if it is given freely from the heart.
 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #7: Belonging

Unit Focus: The intention of this unit is to promote healthy relationships in the community, encourage positive self-reflection and discovery, and implement practices for a sense of belonging.
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Self-reflect in a positive loving way to promote self-growth and accountability.
  • Know how to connect with others while expressing loving kindness safely.
  • Gain a better sense of self, the importance of honesty, and our responsibility to ourselves, others, and the world in which we live.
 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #8: EarthCare

Unit Focus: The focus of this unit is to explore ways to care for the Earth and how even a small change can make a difference. 
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Consider our role in being stewards of the Earth
  • Notice the beauty of the Earth
  • See value in the diversity of life on Earth
  • Develop a personal plan to make a difference
 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #9: The Power of My Thoughts and Words

Unit Focus: The focus of this unit is to understand the power of the words we use to tell our stories and the role they play in shaping our lives. 
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Realize that they are more than a single story
  • Understand the power that words have to shape their experiences
  • Develop strategies to experience things in a new way  
 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

Unit #10: Managing Conflict

Unit Focus: This unit focuses on how to identify and manage conflict, whether it is within us or around us.
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Explore conflict in a healthy way
  • Recognize the inner strength that helps them move forward
  • Learn tools that help to calm the inner chaos 
 
Children's Lessons

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons. 

 

 

Unit #11: My Creative Power

Unit Focus: This unit focuses on knowing we are unlimited in our power to create.   
 
Unit Outcomes: By the end of the unit Learners will be able to:
  • Know that if can dream it up, we can access all the power and resources needed to create them. 
  • Discern between what thoughts need to be acted upon and which to let pass through our minds 
  • Describe the role faith plays in our ability to create 
  • Know when their part in the create process is complete and to rest
 
Children's Lessons

Lesson 1: I Have Great Ideas

Lesson 2: My Imagination Soars

Lesson 3: What We Think and Feel Matters

Lesson 4: Time to Let It Go!

Tween Lessons

Lesson 1: I Have Great Ideas

Lesson 2: My Imagination Soars

Lesson 3: What We Think and Feel Matters

Lesson 4: Time to Let It Go!

Teen Lessons

Lesson 1: I Have Great Ideas

Lesson 2: My Imagination Soars

Lesson 3: What We Think and Feel Matters

Lesson 4: Time to Let It Go!

 

Printable Lesson Plan

The lesson content for all three age groups can be downloaded here (Word Doc or PDF) and used to create online group lessons or as content for onsite classroom lessons.