Vacation Bible School

A complete week-long summer program
for teaching Pope Francis' encyclical
Whether you run a large established VBS program or are starting new one, EarthKeepers VBS makes it easy, fun, and affordable.

Great as a First-Time VBS
or for VBS Veterans

  • Read our free Vacation Bible School: What, Why, and How? guide to learn the basics, including how a VBS can help bring families back to the church.
  • Leader guides include talking points and tips to prepare your leaders.
  • The materials provide everything you need without being overly complex or cluttered.
  • Built with flexible options so you can choose what works best for your program.
  • Preview the leader guides for free to see how it works!

Teach Pope Francis' Encyclical and Catholic Teaching

  • ​Share the wisdom of On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si') in an engaging and age-appropriate manner.
  • Use cross-references to specific sections of Laudato Si'  and the Catechism of the Catholic Church to go deeper.
  • View our Overview Chart (scope & sequence) to learn more about the content.

A Bible-Centered Approach

  • ​Each day's key learning is drawn from a particular Bible story.
  • Share these engaging stories, in which God taught the Israelites not to take more than they needed by putting "wiggly, squiggly" worms in their bread, or where Jesus talks about giving a fig tree a second chance.
  • Break open Scripture with activities, interactive conversations, and song.
  • Teach memory verses each day to keep the message in mind. 

Memorable, Catchy,
​Kid-Friendly Music

  • Seven fun, positive, playful childrens' songs for learning about caring for our common home.
  • Collection includes MP3s, sing-along lyric videos, sheet music, and lyric sheets.
  • Suggested hand motions are included for select songs.
  • Available as downloads/streaming video and DVD.
  • The collection contains six songs by Bryan Sirchio and a bonus song by Jesse Manibusan.

Creative and Interactive Learning

  • Lead fun, cooperative games that reinforce the day's learning.
  • Prepare yummy, simple snacks like "Worms in the Bread," "Fruit Flowers," and "Ants on a Log." 
  • Facilitate crafts that will bring out creativity and keep hands busy.
  • Share the stories of creation care saints, sending home prayer cards so they'll be remembered.
  • Teach a "Creation Care R" each day: an action beginning with the letter R that EarthKeepers should take.
  • Tell playful, down-to-earth stories to drive conversation and give insights.
  • Send daily challenges home with parent pages, to help families take concrete steps in response to Pope Francis' call to action.

Practice What You Preach

  • Model good stewardship and be kind to the planet with our sustainable, low-waste VBS.
  • Reduce the amount of plastic junk that your VBS generates and will end up in a  landfill.
  • Serve snacks based on our recipes that are healthier and have less refined sugar.
  • Teach kids how to collaborate and solve problems together (and not just compete) with our creative games.
  • Print out everything yourself with our downloadable, reproducible resources to produce just what you need, save on shipping costs (monetary and environmental), and help us avoid throwing away inventory.

Learn More!

Questions? Give us a call... we're happy to chat!
1-844-727-8672 (9am-5pm Central, weekdays)