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A curriculum is a set of courses and resources for use in an educational setting. From the Latin, currere, it is a course to be run, following a plan set using experiences through which a learner can grow in knowledge. Here you will find charts by age levels of numerous curricular materials from a variety of denominations and publishers.

• Curriculum overview chart for children (ages 0-12) updated April 2012
• Curriculum chart for youth(ages 13-18) updated April 2012
• Curriculum chart for young adults (ages 18-30) and adults (18 and over) updated April 2011
• Overview chart of curricular materials for Confirmation and a annotated bibliography of Episcopal Confirmation preparation sources.

Virginia Theological Seminary’s Center for the Ministry of Teaching offers links and descriptions of many curricula for children, youth and adults. Scroll to the bottom of this page to check out individual titles.

Other support documents for evaluating and choosing curriculum for your setting:

• How to evaluate curriculum
• A process for your church to follow for discerning what curricula might be best for your congregation, Selecting a Curriculum That’s Right for Your Church.
• Results from a 2010 Survey regarding the types of curriculum churches are currently using with children, youth and adults.
• Resource Centers often have copies of a variety of curriculum on hand for previewing – always a good idea before making a purchase and commitment. Here is a listing of all Resource Centers who carry curriculum and other resources published by Church Publishing and Morehouse Education Resources.