Sunday school

Sunday school, Manzanar War Relocation Center, 1943. Photographed by Ansel Adams. Baptist Sunday school group in Amherstburg, Ontario, c. 1910 The story behind Robert Raikes' sunday school A Sunday school, known as a Sabbath school in some sabbatarian Christian denominations, is an educational institution or weekly activity in a place of worship, usually Christian in character and often intended for children or neophytes.

Sunday school classes usually precede a Sunday church service and are used to provide catechesis to Christians, especially children and teenagers, and sometimes adults as well. Churches of many Christian denominations have classrooms attached to the church used for this purpose. Many Sunday school classes operate on a set curriculum, with some teaching attendees a catechism. Members often receive certificates and awards for participation, as well as attendance.