Due to low numbers, the spring OWL program has been cancelled. We plan to offer OWL again when we have more children in the 7-10th grade age group, so keep your eyes peeled for any OWL recruitment notifications in the future!
Previously, November 3 and November 17 were listed as the Our Whole Lives (OWL) Parent Orientation dates. The OWL Parent Orientation will take place only on Sunday, November 17 from 2-5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.
OWL is a secular sex education curriculum that covers relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality. This program is designed for children in 7-10 grade and is free and open to the public. Our dates for the OWL lessons will be Sundays January 5, 12, 19, and 26; February 2, 9, 16, and 23; March 1 and 22; April 19 and 26 (every Sunday in January through April, except for a few in March and two in April). All sessions will be in the sanctuary from 1-4 p.m. Parents who are interested in registering their children should contact Kendra Peffers at re.uufcm@gmail.com by November 3. During the 2020 spring school semester, UUFCM will be offering Our Whole Lives sexuality education to children in 7-10th grade every Sunday afternoon beginning January 5th and ending April 26th, excluding the Sundays surrounding Spring Break and Easter Sunday. This secular curriculum “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,” (The Unitarian Universalist Association website). This program is free and open to the public, and parents who are interested in registering their children for Our Whole Lives sexuality education can contact our Director of Religious Education, Kendra Peffers, at re.uufcm@gmail.com by October 27th.
A George Mason University researcher seeks UU parents for a survey that may support the use of the Our Whole Lives/ Sexuality and Our Faith curricula as well as the Parents and Caregivers as Sexuality Educators Small Group Ministry curricula to be published online later this year.
Participants Needed: Seeking Unitarian Universalist parents (includes biological or adoptive parents, legal guardians, foster parents, and stepparents) to participate in a study focused on parent-child communication around sexual health. Parents interested in participating in this study will need to meet the following criteria: - Attend a Unitarian Universalist congregation in the United States - Have at least one child between 12- and 15-years-old If you are interested in participating, please complete the online survey. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Amanda Gordon, M.S. The survey should take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. Institutional Review Board, Project Number: 1178132-2 |
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