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Beginning February 2, 2020, Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church will offer an 8-week Our Whole Lives (OWL) program during the regular religious education class time (Sundays 9:30-10:45am) for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. The secular OWL sexuality education curriculum has been reported by NPR as the best curriculum of its kind.
All OWL facilitators go through intensive training for each level they teach and must be certified by their trainers. We are lucky to have Shannon Beckett, Cindi Huss, Ann Livengood, Will Powell, Sarah Sanders, and Sarah White as facilitators for this program.
Classes will be held on these dates during RE (please note the orientation day and time are different):
(mandatory orientation) Jan. 19 (guardians AND children)
Feb. 2 (guardians AND children)
Feb. 9 (children only)
Feb. 16 (children only)
Feb. 23 (children only)
Mar. 1 (children only)
Mar. 8 (children only)
Mar. 15 (children only)
Apr. 5 (guardians AND children)
The OWL program nurtures and supports the three Rs of early childhood sexuality education--respect, relationships, and responsibility--by helping children increase self-respect and respect for others, build relationships with members of all genders and with many kinds of families, and understand their responsibilities regarding their own health and that of others.
It helps children:
-- Strengthen and support their sense of self and self-esteem.
-- Recognize and appreciate their bodies as good and beautiful, private and their own.
-- Gain understanding and accurate, age-appropriate information about human bodies and reproduction.
-- Develop more effective communication skills.
-- Learn to make decisions that respect themselves and others and that anticipate possible consequences.
--Learn about healthy habits and what to do when they don't feel safe or respected.
OWL engages families in open communication about life questions and reinforces guardians' role as their children's most important sexuality educators.
A guardian/child orientation class is required for the child(ren) participants and at least 1 guardian. This orientation will take place on Sat., Jan. 18th, from 9:30am 12:00 pm in the main building of Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. A continental breakfast will be provided.
Please contact Cindi Huss at info@riseHFL.org or 423-250-3046 with any questions.
Registration is required for participation.
It is important to us that these classes are accessible to everyone, so we have a tiered pricing structure. If you cannot pay for these classes at all, that's cool. Please sign your kids up anyhow--there will be no difference in the experience they or you have.
If you can support our work by contributing toward the class, we offer three other tiers of payment.
Tier 1: $35 covers some of the cost of the classes.
Tier 2: $55 covers a little more than half the cost of the classes.
Tier 3: $90 covers the entire cost of the classes.
If you wonder whether this class will be worth what you pay, just pay what you feel comfortable with--you can always make a further donation later if you want to.
If you would like to pay it forward for others, you can also make a donation to RISE: Healthy for Life at https://risehfl.org/donate.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility.
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LocationHolston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (View)
136 Bob Jobe Rd
Gray, TN 37615
United States
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