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Religious Exploration News
This spring, we will have two classes! Children of all ages will learn about biodiversity and the interdependent web of life. For youth ages 10-13, we are offering a comprehensive sexuality education class using the Our Whole Lives curriculum.
You can connect with RE in a few ways:
Volunteer in RE. Do you want to spend time with our young people, talking about endangered animals and our local ecology? Email Morgan at morgan@nuuc.org to learn more about volunteering in RE.
Spread the word. Share our flier or invite families to join us on Sunday.
OWL for 10-13 Year Olds begins Feb. 11. Contact morgan@nuuc.org for more information or register.
Here's a description of the OWL Program:
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.
Interactive workshops and activities engage participants, while step-by-step instructions for program planners and facilitators help ensure success.
Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, sexual health and behavior. With a holistic approach (PDF), Our Whole Lives provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality.
Our Whole Lives Offers
- Accurate information presented in developmentally appropriate ways
- Affective and emotional learning
- Guiding values and principles
- Activities that help participants clarify values and improve decision-making skills
- A safe and supportive peer group
- Acceptance of diversity
- A social justice approach to inclusive sexuality education
- Step-by-step instructions for program promotion, implementation, and facilitation
- Parent orientation that affirms parents as their children’s primary sexuality educators
- Facilitator trainings, continuing education, and email forums to increase knowledge, skills, confidence
- Expert user support from the Unitarian Universalist's Association OWL Program Manager and the United Church of Christ's Minister of Sexuality Education and Justice.
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Sexuality and Our Faith, an optional religious supplement for use in Unitarian Universalist and United Church of Christ settings.
While Our Whole Lives is secular, it is not value-free. The program gives clear messages about the following key sexuality issues:
- self worth
- sexual health
- responsibility
- justice and inclusivity
Our Whole Lives recognizes and respects the diversity of participants with respect to biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and disability status in addition to cultural and racial background. The activities and language used throughout the program have been carefully chosen to be as inclusive as possible of this human diversity.
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