Sexuality Education: Our Whole Lives

Reach out to DLRE@horizonuu.org to inquire about upcoming OWL classes

• Grades 7-9 OWL will be offered from late Aug. 2024- early May 2025.

• Grades 4-6 will run Jan. - April 2025

Read our Family Newsletter for the latest news for young families, including OWL updates.

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What is OWL? Our Whole Lives or OWL is a lifelong series of sexuality education classes which supports children and teens at times of great physical and emotional change. OWL is comprehensive, educating children and youth about matters of the heart, the body and the spirit.

 Our Whole Lives guides participants to make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. With a holistic approach, OWL provides medically accurate and developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality. 

The OWL classes are open to the public. Children and teens taking OWL must be registered with the church Child and Youth Registration and an adult family member is required to attend an orientation before the course begins. Email Lauren Daniell, Director of Lifespan Religious Education, if you have questions about OWL or wish to enroll a family member: dlre@horizonuu.org.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

2024 Session concluded / Next offered in 2025-26

Horizon offers offers this course every other winter. This class meets for 8 sessions and covers:

• Appreciation of families, the importance of family and celebration of all family types

• Basic facts about human anatomy and conception/pregnancy

• Positive body image and healthy living

• Safety issues, consent, and body autonomy

Grades 4-6

scheduled for Jan. 2025

This 10-session program prepares preteens to navigate the coming physical and emotional changes of puberty. Topics include body image, human reproduction and pregnancy, social media and Internet use, consent, and an exploration of gender identity and roles. Offered every other year. Participants also read It's Perfectly Normal  by Robie H. Harris

Grades 7-9

late Aug. 2024 - May 2025

Interested in your youth taking this level of OWL in the 2024-25 year? Email DLRE@horizonuu.org or use this form
Seventh through ninth graders spend the year clarifying personal values as they explore the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social aspects of puberty and their sexuality. Download this brochure from a prior year which contains typical class details, including course content.

This class is usually offered every other year August-May and is open to the public. Due to the sensitive nature of this course, 7th, 8th and 9th graders who visit mid-year are invited to join our middle school or high school groups.