About SEEK

Ethical Culture is a way of living that makes goodness flourish. What are the ways our life can reflect that pursuit? Our lifelong learning program is designed to help us live the ideals of Ethical Culture, by exploring and building skills, ideas, and habits. All the programs are designed for newcomers, long-time members, friends, and everyone!

Questions or want to get involved with SEEK? Email Ndara at ndaram@ethicalsociety.org.

I’m a SEEK student.

Please complete the below registration for your child/youth for the 2022-2023 program year.

This information will better equip us to plan effectively to offer meaningful and interesting programming for your child/youth.

Register here.

I’m a high school youth.

Volunteers aged 15-18 are welcome to join the team as assistants

Assisting with leading art/craft projects or Reading Stories

Engaging with children in appropriate conversations and/or play

Apply here.

I am an adult volunteer.

We need you on our team! We are recruiting volunteers for teaching teams and the SEEK team. You do not need to be a parent to volunteer, all are welcome! Teachers help shape the future generation by instilling our core values.

Apply here.

Listen to a podcast of a platform where a previous Leader, Amanda Poppei, describes our SEEK (Sunday School) program!

WES Policies for SEEK

WES Child and Youth Safety Policy; Revised 2021
SEEK Behavior Practices and agreements

Ethical Education Core Values

  • Every person is important and unique.
  • Every person deserves to be treated fairly and kindly.
  • I can learn from everyone.
  • I am part of this earth; I cherish it and all the life upon it.
  • I learn from the world around me by using my senses, mind and feelings.
  • I am a member of the world community which depends on the cooperation of all people for peace and justice.
  • I can learn from the past to build the future.
  • I am free to question.
  • I am free to choose what I believe.
  • I accept responsibility for my choices and actions.
  • I strive to live my values.

Following these core values, WES has developed lifelong learning programs for all ages.

SEEK (Sunday Ethical Education for Kids)

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We nurture the ethical development of children and their understanding of themselves and the world around them. We believe that our children should be active participants in their learning through stories, multi-media, crafts, experiments, movement, and discussion as we explore our core values.

PROGRAMS

SEEK has offerings for every age from infant through high school. These classes rotate through multiple curricula year to year.

  • Nursery – Professional staff provide care for our littlest in the community
  • Preschool – ethics through play and stories
  • K-5th – Explorations of ethics, relationships, and wisdom paths in daily life and opportunities to take age appropriate human sexuality classes (OWL)
  • 6-8th – Comparative religions, human sexuality (OWL), and ethics in the movies.
  • Coming of Age – Teens and parents coming together to learn about the growth through the teenage years.
  • Teen Group – Real world topic discussions, interfaith conferences, Youth of Ethical Societies (YES) conference, and team building.

OUR TEACHERS

Our SEEK program is taught by members of the WES community, each of whom feels a strong commitment to our children. We rely on this multigenerational teaching approach to build connections and to foster community. The volunteer teachers work in teams for each age group and are supported and led by the full-time Director of Lifelong Learning.

Hear from WES Member Doug Miller, as he describes why he gives to WES and how it relates to our education programs.

SEEK Calendar

Questions or want to get involved with SEEK? Email Ndara at ndaram@ethicalsociety.org.