Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County

Classroom Tour - Bigger Pictures

In November 2010, after seven years of continuous effort, constant frustration and heroic fund-raising efforts, we dedicated our new classroom building. Here it is.
Note 1, the best pictures of a classroom have people in them, smiling into the camera or doing interesting things with their hands. Getting such a picture, and, for minors, permission from ALL of their parents to publish it, is harder than you might think.
Note 2, This is a copy of Classroom Tour, which uses thumbnails. This page uses bigger pictures.

Almost all of the building from the front. County fire regulations demanded we install an 18,000 gallon water tank, on the right, because our property is not served by a city fire main. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)

Helen Million and Kevin Lee, two of our members, spent many hours transforming that water tank. (The picture above is "before"; this one is "after".) Helen and Kevin used silhouettes of our children and tough, durable auto body paint to make an 18,000 gallon work of art. Helen is the lady standing in front of the tank. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)

	Getting closer, and taken a month later, to show the awning over the main door. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Main hallway, a singularly dull picture, but it shows the innovative floor covering we chose - pea-sized pebbles in a resin matrix, which hide the dirt and provide non-slip footing, even when wet. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Paul martin, our DRE (Director of Religious Education) in his new office. Paul has since hung things on his wall. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Rev. Grace, our now (Oct 2011) retired minister, in the minister's office, pretending to talk on the telephone to make the photographer happy, on the day we dedicated the building. She was so delighted that the building was finally there (She and two of our lay members did most of the work and suffered most of the frustration) that she would have pretended to juggle three scoops of chicken salad, had I asked. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	This is our classroom for the oldest children and some adult classes, "Gene's Room", named for UU Eugene Navias. Read more about Eugene Navias. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Classroom for children in grades 4 - 6, "Til's Room", named for UU Til Evans. Read more about Til Evans. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Our K-3 classroom, "Bob's Room", named for UU Robert Fulghum, author of All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It has a puppet theater and a train set. Read more about Robert Fulghum. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)
	Our nursery, "Peg's Room", named for UU Margaret "Peg" Gooding. Read more about Margaret Gooding. We provide free child care during Sunday services and for some other functions. The building has a large, sunny, well-equipped nursery for children 4 and younger, staffed by friendly, competent ladies. Smaller Pictures (350 KB)