Our RE Program offers Our Whole Lives (OWL) to all children and youth. OWL is the UUA comprehensive sexuality education curriculum for all stages of life, from Kindergarten to Adult. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, OWL provides medically accurate facts about anatomy, human development, and sexual health. OWL puts sexuality in the context of values and personal responsibility, supports healthy decision-making, and strengthens interpersonal and healthy relationship skills such as consent and communication. Classes are offered throughout the year.

First UU periodically offers different OWL programs designed for various age groups. This program is open to the public as well as to the children of First UU Church’s RE program. If you would like more information about the OWL program and how to register your child, please contact the First UU Church office at 724.349.2776. We will be happy to put you in touch with our RE Director.

For example, Our Whole Lives: Sexuality Education for Grades 4-6, 2^nd ed. helps children learn about and discuss the physical, emotional, and social changes of puberty. Parents and caregivers can be actively involved in the exploration of growing older, values, communication and decision making.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) values:

• Respect

• Relationship

• Responsibility

In ten 75-minute workshops, OWL models and teaches caring, compassion, respect, and justice.

The program 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. A Word Bank reinforces new terms and definitions related to sexuality and puberty. This program is designed for groups comprised of Grades 4-5 or 5-6, or any of these grades individually.

OWL is a secular curriculum, appropriate in a variety of settings. For more information, contact OWL@UUA.org.