Invite your students into the wonder, grief, courage, and hope at the heart of the Easter story.
Created in collaboration with Zippee Kids Curriculum + The Book of Belonging, this curated four-week curriculum is designed intentionally for middle school and high school students who are curious, thoughtful, and discovering what faith, justice, and belonging mean for them.
This curriculum includes a mini version of our Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience** - a gentle, age-appropriate Holy Week experience designed for students and families.
This curriculum honors teenagers’ intellect and emotions while embracing deeply human questions at the heart of Holy Week:
What do we do with grief? What does it mean to remember? Why did Jesus die? What does resurrection change - in us, and in the world?
This resource blends Jesus-centered theology, rich storytelling, spiral teaching, and creative engagement to help tweens and teens explore Easter in ways that feel safe, grounded, and genuinely meaningful.
Easter is more than a happy ending - it’s a story of love moving through betrayal, fear, injustice, and the “messy middle”… and refusing to let death, power, or broken systems have the final word.
This curriculum invites students to step into that story : asking real questions, practicing embodied faith, and imagining what it looks like for that-which-harms to die, and that-which-heals to rise.
What’s included
4 complete lessons
Scripture + narrative reading (from The Book of Belonging)
Big-group + small-group questions
Interactive teaching practices + creative reflection activities
Leader notes & teaching tips
Prayer & embodied spiritual practice prompts
A beautiful and kid-friendly “Stations of the Cross + Resurrection” experience with simple supplies + printable cards
printable crafts
Why it works
Honors questions and curiosity (no pressure to “land” on one answer)
Helps students connect Jesus’ story to real life (grief, fear, courage, hope)
Engages different learning styles (discussion, writing, sensory stations, movement, imagination)
Trauma-aware & developmentally thoughtful approach (with teacher notes for sensitive topics)
No fear-based theology - just thoughtful, grounded, hope-filled faith formation
Perfect for
Youth groups with mixed ages
Churches welcoming students in all stages of belief, doubt, and deconstruction
Homeschool groups looking for Easter resources
Holy Week series planning (Last Supper → Cross → Tomb → Resurrection)
Ministries emphasizing belonging, story, curiosity, and embodied spirituality
Leaders looking for a justice-aware Easter curriculum
Tone & philosophy
Playful + thoughtful
Spiral teaching approach
Leaders empowered to adapt, not simply read a script
Focused on remembrance, grief, hope, and resurrection - personally and communally
Encourages students to name what harms, imagine what heals, and practice faith as real-world good news
The heart behind it
Help teens discover that the Easter story isn’t just something we celebrate - it’s something we enter.
A story where friends share a final meal and learn to remember.
A story where loss is real and the “in-between” feels heavy.
A story where Jesus shows up first to someone the world underestimated.
And a story where resurrection isn’t just a miracle - it’s a message: love is stronger than death, and God is still building a world where everyone belongs.
This product is available as a discounted bundle with the matching Elementary School Edition!
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**A note on the mini Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience:
This experience is an expanded and thoughtfully adapted riff on the traditional Stations of the Cross. While it is inspired by the historic practice, it is not a one-to-one recreation. Some traditional stations are intentionally omitted, and additional stations are included to carry the story through resurrection and ascension.
This approach reflects best practices in kids’ and student ministry. Developing minds benefit from hearing the story all the way through — not stopping at death or violence, but moving toward hope, restoration, and good news. By holding the cross and the resurrection together, this experience creates space for honest reflection without glorifying harm, and helps participants understand Easter as a complete, hope-filled story.
(The FULL Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience Kit includes poster-sized stations, coloring pages and on-screen resources. It is available here.)
Invite your students into the wonder, grief, courage, and hope at the heart of the Easter story.
Created in collaboration with Zippee Kids Curriculum + The Book of Belonging, this curated four-week curriculum is designed intentionally for middle school and high school students who are curious, thoughtful, and discovering what faith, justice, and belonging mean for them.
This curriculum includes a mini version of our Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience** - a gentle, age-appropriate Holy Week experience designed for students and families.
This curriculum honors teenagers’ intellect and emotions while embracing deeply human questions at the heart of Holy Week:
What do we do with grief? What does it mean to remember? Why did Jesus die? What does resurrection change - in us, and in the world?
This resource blends Jesus-centered theology, rich storytelling, spiral teaching, and creative engagement to help tweens and teens explore Easter in ways that feel safe, grounded, and genuinely meaningful.
Easter is more than a happy ending - it’s a story of love moving through betrayal, fear, injustice, and the “messy middle”… and refusing to let death, power, or broken systems have the final word.
This curriculum invites students to step into that story : asking real questions, practicing embodied faith, and imagining what it looks like for that-which-harms to die, and that-which-heals to rise.
What’s included
4 complete lessons
Scripture + narrative reading (from The Book of Belonging)
Big-group + small-group questions
Interactive teaching practices + creative reflection activities
Leader notes & teaching tips
Prayer & embodied spiritual practice prompts
A beautiful and kid-friendly “Stations of the Cross + Resurrection” experience with simple supplies + printable cards
printable crafts
Why it works
Honors questions and curiosity (no pressure to “land” on one answer)
Helps students connect Jesus’ story to real life (grief, fear, courage, hope)
Engages different learning styles (discussion, writing, sensory stations, movement, imagination)
Trauma-aware & developmentally thoughtful approach (with teacher notes for sensitive topics)
No fear-based theology - just thoughtful, grounded, hope-filled faith formation
Perfect for
Youth groups with mixed ages
Churches welcoming students in all stages of belief, doubt, and deconstruction
Homeschool groups looking for Easter resources
Holy Week series planning (Last Supper → Cross → Tomb → Resurrection)
Ministries emphasizing belonging, story, curiosity, and embodied spirituality
Leaders looking for a justice-aware Easter curriculum
Tone & philosophy
Playful + thoughtful
Spiral teaching approach
Leaders empowered to adapt, not simply read a script
Focused on remembrance, grief, hope, and resurrection - personally and communally
Encourages students to name what harms, imagine what heals, and practice faith as real-world good news
The heart behind it
Help teens discover that the Easter story isn’t just something we celebrate - it’s something we enter.
A story where friends share a final meal and learn to remember.
A story where loss is real and the “in-between” feels heavy.
A story where Jesus shows up first to someone the world underestimated.
And a story where resurrection isn’t just a miracle - it’s a message: love is stronger than death, and God is still building a world where everyone belongs.
This product is available as a discounted bundle with the matching Elementary School Edition!
—
**A note on the mini Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience:
This experience is an expanded and thoughtfully adapted riff on the traditional Stations of the Cross. While it is inspired by the historic practice, it is not a one-to-one recreation. Some traditional stations are intentionally omitted, and additional stations are included to carry the story through resurrection and ascension.
This approach reflects best practices in kids’ and student ministry. Developing minds benefit from hearing the story all the way through — not stopping at death or violence, but moving toward hope, restoration, and good news. By holding the cross and the resurrection together, this experience creates space for honest reflection without glorifying harm, and helps participants understand Easter as a complete, hope-filled story.
(The FULL Stations of the Cross and Resurrection Experience Kit includes poster-sized stations, coloring pages and on-screen resources. It is available here.)
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