The Mega Mall Challenge: Participants will take the challenge of resisting cultural temptations to over-consume and learn to listen more deeply to inner values and needs greater than one’s own. One’s relationship with money will be explored in terms of decision-making, product education, one’s attitude of gratitude, and lifestyle choices. 

The Loner Challenge: Participants will explore the largest challenge facing adolescents: isolation. Groups will explore the difference between solitude and loneliness, as well as networking skills, identifying peer isolation, and reaching out to people in other age demographics or religions.  

The Rollercoaster Challenge: Participants will take the challenge of moving through life’s ups and downs with direction from inner listening and UU values. One’s ability to assess the severity of situations, level of control, communication of needs, and personal strength are supported. 

The Techno Challenge: Participants will take the challenge of balancing their use of technology and their connection to the natural world. One’s ability to make informed food choices, use technology wisely, unplug and have fun are supported.  

The Take-Down Challenge: Participants will explore the challenge of making peace in a culture full of interpersonal violence. Basic skills of active listening, de-escalation of tension, conflict resolution, and non-participation in violence will be practiced.  A service project(s) addressing human needs for security will be included.

The Herd Challenge: Participants will explore the challenge of not following the crowd when pressures to conform are high. Basic skills of reduction of social anxiety and fear, critical moral reasoning, resistance to peer pressure, and free religious inquiry will be practiced. A service project(s) addressing the human need for self-determination will be included.