Programs   ACORNS TO OAKS KIDVENTURE CLUB meets Wednesday nights and consists of three programs and childcare as listed below:     Lil’ K is our Wednesday night program for PreKindergarten and Kindergarten kids (ages 4-K).  It is an interactive multimedia-based curriculum.  Kids will travel to six different stations during the evening:  Conversation Station, Teaching, Song Time, Remember Verse, Knock Knock (review) and Group Activity Time.  And then finally each week children receive the take home MAP Book. This application based review of the Bible story and lesson is delivered through fun learning activities. Designed to stimulate parental involvement and help build early spiritual formation, the MAP Book informs parents and reinforces the key-learning objective.       Kidmo is a high energy, media driven time for Grades 1-4. It consists of Teaching Video: Front and central to the KIDMO curriculum is the Hyper-Teaching of JOHNNY ROGERS! A rising force in children’s ministry, JOHNNY reaches kids with innovative messages and engaging interactivity. His compelling application-based Bible lessons have already impacted tens of thousands of kids. The ultimate virtual teacher, JOHNNY delivers dynamic lessons with fun, fast paced humor.   Kwizmo: This lesson review time is such a blast your kids will eat it up like French-fried pistachios! The best part of all is the way in which each KWIZMO reinforces the lesson, Bible verse, and Compass Point. Competition based questions, quizzes, and challenges, make for a wild and zany time. Network quality production value and it’s so easy to use.   K’Motion: The music of KIDMO comes from K’MOTION. Delivered in music video form, the music of K’MOTION includes on-screen lyrics, with lots of energy to invite participation. K’MOTION delivers substantive worship music with the most popular styles kids love. It’s worship that’s fun and infectious!   Memory Max: With KIDMO’s proven learning techniques, your kids will learn and retain Bible verses like never before! MEMORY MAX utilizes hand motions, pneumonics and many other surprises. Your kids will increase scripture retention anywhere from 30% to 80%. Memory Max is so easy and effective, you’ll never look at scripture memory the same way again!   Small Groups: After large group time, your kids will be engaged with the most personal and interactive approach—small groups. After discussing questions each kid will receive a Mission Action Plan or “MAP BOOK”. It’s a take home study guide that reinforces the principles of the teaching video. It contains practical examples of how to live out the lesson. That’s it! Each child earns points by bringing back the completed MAP Book the following week signed by their parent or guardian.   Click here for more information       Grapple is our Wednesday night program for Grades 5-6. Grapple tackles the tough questions your preteens are asking. It will captivate their attention when we dig into the real-life issues they are dealing with the most. It will engage their participation through attention-grabbing lessons, thought-provoking videos, fun games, and deep, life-changing Bible lessons. It will inspire kids to connect throughout the week with their very own safe and secure online community at MYGrapple.com. And most importantly, it will encourage them to put their faith into practice.   Also on Wednesday evenings our Acorns to Oaks ministry provides for the needs of our little ones birth through age 3, while their parents attend adult activities at the church.   Kids Worship Arts is our worship arts program for kids in grades 1-6. They meet on Wednesday evenings before KidVenture Club and will prepare for seasonal music presentations as well as introduce kids to basic music theory. Most importantly they will learn the meaning of the music they are singing so that their presentations are true worship experiences. Click here for more information.   Infant/Child Dedication is offered on Mother’s Day and two other times throughout the year. Through this ceremony, parents present their child to the Lord and vow to raise their child in a Godly home. In addition to the meaning of dedication, the orientation includes a connection with other new parents, beginning the spiritual training of your child, what to expect from Christian education and how to assume the spiritual leadership in your home. Click here for more information   Children’s Baptism is offered several times a year for children Grades 3 and up. Acorns to Oaks offers a class (which is highly suggested for children being baptized at Living Oaks). Once kids have taken the class they can be baptized at any time. All children wishing to be baptized need to be interviewed by the Pastor to Children and Families. Kids must be pre-registered as there are worksheets to be completed at home with their parents prior to attending the class. Click here to register   Timothy Team is our service program for all students 3rd grade through high school. These students receive specialized training in order to help with our early childhood program (Nursery through Kindergarten). Click here to have more information mailed to you.     Kids Nite Out is offered quarterly and is open to kids ages birth through 6th grade. The evening is primarily a chance for parents to have a night out and for kids to bring their friends to LOCC. We’ll have pizza, exciting games, crafts, snacks and a movie. Kids bring their sleeping bags and camp out on the Celebration Room floor during movie time. Kindergarten and younger kids will have their own games and movie. Cost is $10 per child for the evening (maximum $40 per family – must be immediate family members).     VBS- During CVUSD spring break of each year we will hold VBS for ages 4 through Grade 6. This exciting week will be a dynamic outreach event for our church.     Summer and Winter Away Camp- We will utilize the fabulous facilities of Forest Home Christian Conference Center in the San Bernardino Mountains. We will take 5th and 6th Graders for one weekend in the winter and one full week during the summer!   For specific dates, check the church event calendar at www.livingoakschurch.com or through the KidZap site. Many other exciting events occur throughout the year. Keep an eye open for these events as they are promoted through the Weekly Bulletin, our monthly A2O Email, our website and in the classrooms.