Our Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality Education
Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives...
It dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives. For these reasons and more we are proud to offer Our Whole Lives (OWL), a comprehensive, lifespan sexuality education curricula for use in both secular settings and faith communities.
Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. With a holistic approach, Our Whole Lives provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality.
Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. With a holistic approach, Our Whole Lives provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality.
What Our Who Lives Offers
- Parent orientation that affirms parents as their children’s primary sexuality educators;
- Guiding values and principles;
- A safe and supportive peer group;
- Accurate information presented in developmentally appropriate ways;
- Activities that help participants clarify values and improve decision-making skills;
- A social justice approach to inclusive sexuality education;
What Our Whole Lives Values
- self-worth
- sexual health
- responsibility
- justice and inclusivity
Who Uses Our Whole Lives?
Our Whole Lives is used in faith communities as well as by public, charter, and private schools; after-school programs; youth groups; home schoolers; colleges; correctional facilities; and groups in other settings. Although developed by two religious organizations, Our Whole Lives contains no religious references or doctrine.
Our Whole Lives: Approaches that Work
Our Whole Lives covers topics and skills that both parents and students want to have available but schools are less likely to cover. National surveys show that most parents, along with educators and students themselves would expand sex education courses and curriculum. Our Whole Lives is an excellent way to accomplish that goal.
Our Whole Lives curricula are 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). In every category of assessment, the curriculum meets or exceeds the National Standards for Sexuality Education Core Curriculum, K-12.
Our Whole Lives curricula are 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). In every category of assessment, the curriculum meets or exceeds the National Standards for Sexuality Education Core Curriculum, K-12.
Registration Begins Nov. 1, 2017
Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church is proud to offer this comprehensive sexuality training to the public, beginning January, 2018. We have numerous trained facilitators for grades 7 - 9 and 10 - 12. If you would like to enroll your student in this program or would like to speak with our Director of Religious Education to gain further understanding of this program, please email Julie Artis: julieartis@hotmail.com. Class size is limited! Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Enrollment begins November 1, 2017. Finally, please note that attendance at a mandatory precourse guardian orientation (either Dec. 3rd at 6:30pm or Dec. 4th at 7pm) is required for guardians of all OWL participants.
To register your student in Our Whole Lives, download the permission form (immediately below), fill it out (EXCEPT FOR YOUR SIGNATURE), then send a hard copy to the church office (17150 Maumee Avenue, Grosse Pointe, Mi. 48230) to the attention of the Director of Religious Education, or, email an electronic copy of the form to Julie Artis: julieartis@hotmail.com. (Note - Due to class size limitations, it is highly recommended that you register your student before the course begins by filling out this form. If you do so, DO NOT sign the form until after you have attended the mandatory precourse guardian orientation.)
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Program Costs: Registration for this course is $20, nonrefundable, and is due upon submission of the registration form. The remaining tuition is $129, due upon signature of the permission form (after having attended the mandatory guardian orientation). You may mail in your $20 registration fee to the church office (17150 Maumee Avenue, Grosse Pointe, Mi. 48230) or submit it via the PayPal option below (PayPal takes your credit card.) * NOTE - Your registration will not be effective until the registration fee is received.