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The children at Kensington have always been important to us and we have lots and
lots of children of all ages from zero to 18, so whatever age of child you are
you’ll find a fun group just right for your age and other children that you’ll
soon be friends with.
Our children’s activities are concentrated mainly on Sundays but some of our
older children and Young People also meet on other nights.
Just a note on safety – we take the welfare and safety of the children
very seriously and have a detailed Children’s and Young People’s Policy that
ensures that we have best practice. To that end all of our staff must be
thoroughly checked before working with children.
SUNDAY MORNING GROUPS
Crèche – Zero to 3 years old
During the morning service we have a crèche staffed by qualified people,
supported by parents, who will care for your baby or toddler. Our people have
many years of child care experience and will ensure that your child has a safe
and fun time playing with the good quality toys whilst you enjoy the service.
Sparklers – Age 3 to the “end of Pre-School”
Here your child will begin to learn about some of the great age old Bible
Stories as they sing fun songs and do their craft and colouring.
Dazzlers – Reception Year and Year 1
As the children become used to school we aim our teaching and activities to meet
their growing desire to learn as we share with them a deeper understanding about
God.
Superstars – Year 2 and 3
The children start to delve that bit deeper, we try to help them understand
“God’s Big Picture” across history, once again in a fun and creative way.
All Stars 1 – Year 4 and 5
Here the children are finding things out for themselves as they work their way
through worksheets, puzzles and discussions.
All Stars 2 – Year 6 and 7
This is our oldest group in the morning that helps the children to see how faith
can and should affect the everyday life of children either about to change to
secondary school or finding their way in a new much larger world.
Throughout all of these groups we tailor all that we do so that everyone is
included and able to fully take part. We want the children to enjoy all that
they do and want to come back for more – which they almost invariably do!
SUNDAY EVENING groups
Kidz@Ken – Reception to Year
6
We meet at 5 o’clock when we launch into team games, table games or craft
followed by a sandwich tea together, before joining the adults for 10 minutes or
so in the church. Then we are back for our own time of drama, teaching, singing,
DVDs, quizzes and activity sheet.
This is an action packed time that finally draws to a close as our evening
service ends at around 7.10pm. This is currently our largest group with around
50 children. No 2 weeks are the same as we endeavour to make our times together
as fresh and exciting for the children as we can.
We also are able to collect and return the children in the church minibus from
around the local area, if parents are unable to be out themselves in the
evening.
Connect – Year 7 to 9
This group runs alongside Kidz@Ken and the minibus facility is also available.
Once again the evening starts with a an ice-breaker game followed by tea
together. We join the church congregation for a while before returning to our
own comfortable lounge for a time to study the Bible and explore and debate
questions of faith in a fun, relevant and relaxed way.
On a Saturday evening Connect Active meet for games and activities at church, or
other special outings. Once a month they meet up with young people from other
churches around Bristol for a time of worship, and a social time at McDonald's.
The Children’s Weekend – Year 2 to Year 7
Once a year, usually in June, we have our non-stop action packed weekend away
usually just across the Severn to the village of Woodcroft. The programme
includes challenges, sports, singing, teaching, campfires, adventures in the
woods, a day trip, BBQs, late night movie, keep fit, talent shows always seems
to end with our (now) traditional massive water fight before we deliver home a
lot of tired, slightly damp but very happy set of children.
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