Sunday school

Sunday school is a regular program of religious instruction held in connection with Christian worship, often for children. It commonly meets on Sundays while adults attend worship services.

Robert Raikes: An English philanthropist who organized Sunday schools for working-class children in Gloucester in the late eighteenth century. His Gloucester schools helped popularize organized Sunday instruction.
Sunday school curriculum: A planned sequence of religious lessons and activities used in Sunday school. It turns a church's teaching aims into material for recurring classes.
Children's ministry: Church programs and practices that support children's religious formation and participation. Sunday school is one of its most common recurring formats.
Literacy: The ability to read and write, including the skills needed to understand written texts. Early Sunday schools often taught reading through Bible texts.
Sunday school movement: A movement that expanded Sunday schools across Britain and other countries from the late eighteenth century onward. It carried Raikes's local experiment into a broad educational campaign.
Catechesis: Instruction in Christian doctrine, often organized around questions, answers, and explanations. Some Sunday schools use catechetical methods to teach core beliefs.
Confirmation: A Christian rite and period of preparation associated with affirming baptismal faith. Some churches use Sunday school to prepare young people for confirmation.
Popular education: Educational provision intended to make learning accessible to broad sections of the population. Sunday schools helped bring basic instruction to children without weekday schooling.
Sunday School Society: A British organization founded in 1785 to promote and support Sunday schools. It helped coordinate the movement and distribute teaching materials.
Church year: The annual cycle of seasons and observances used in Christian worship. Lessons may follow its seasons, feasts, and readings.

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