Our Whole Lives (OWL) for Children & Teens
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education
Our Whole Lives (OWL) takes a lifespan, holistic view of sexuality. It provides accurate, age-appropriate information while helping people clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality. OWL is based on the Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education produced by the National Guidelines Task Force, a group of leading health, education, and sexuality professionals assembled by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).
Currently, we offer classes for the following ages:
Kindergarten & 1st Grades
8-hour-long sessions geared toward children ages 5 through 7, led by trained facilitators. This program can help you educate your child about bodies, gender, boundaries, families, conception, birth, and babies. You will be actively involved as your child learns through songs, stories, activities, and at-home projects that promote family dialogue.
4th-6th Grades
In 10 75-minute workshops, OWL models and teaches caring, compassion, respect, and justice. It helps children in Grades 4-6 understand the physical and emotional changes of puberty. Participants explore values, communication, and decision-making, as well as physical health and development.
Parents and caregivers can be actively involved in the exploration of growing older, values, communication, and decision-making.
7th-9th Grades
OWL models and teaches caring, compassion, respect, and justice. It helps adolescents address their attitudes, values, and feelings about themselves, their sexuality, and others’ sexuality. Participants are guided by trained facilitators through 25 sessions that address topics most important to young adolescents, including those typically excluded from sexuality education and health classes. Each workshop is 90 minutes.