2824 E. 18th Avenue.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Tel: 907-248-3737
All are welcome to our Fellowship of diverse people who come together to nurture each other, to grow ethically, spiritually and intellectually, and to help create a just, safe and caring community.
Grades 10-12 OWL Registration is now open
Our Whole Lives:
Sexuality Education for Grades 10‐12, 2nd edition
Our Whole Lives (OWL) values:
•Self-Worth
•Sexual Health
•Responsibility
•Justice and Inclusivity
OWL provides a safe setting for teens to explore their attitudes, values, and
beliefs about their own and others’ sexuality. This developmentally
appropriate, field-tested curriculum addresses important topics through
dialogue and engaging activities. It promotes decision-making informed by
accurate information and a foundation of personal values and life goals.
Additional information about OWL can be found at www.uua.org/re/owl
Our Whole Lives Offers
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Accurate information presented in developmentally appropriate ways
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Affective and emotional learning
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Guiding values and principles
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Activities that help participants clarify values and improve decision-making skills
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A safe and supportive peer group
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Acceptance of diversity
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A social justice approach to inclusive sexuality education
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Step-by-step instructions for program promotion, implementation, and facilitation
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Parent orientation that affirms parents as their children’s primary sexuality educators
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Facilitator trainings, continuing education, and email forums to increase knowledge, skills, confidence
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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.
Our Whole Lives Values
While Our Whole Lives is secular, it is not value-free. The program gives clear messages about the following key sexuality issues:
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self-worth
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sexual health
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responsibility
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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.