Grades 4-6
We’re offering OWL for kids in Grades 4-6 for the 2026-27 school year. Please join our mailing list for more information and updates!
What to expect:
- Parent information sessions beginning in Fall 2026
- Parent and student orientation on January 10
- 10 weekly (except for holidays and school breaks) classes running from January 10-April 18
Parent information sessions offer an introduction to the course material and an overview of expectations.
These sessions are a free, no-obligation way to figure out if this program is a good fit for you and your family.
Grades 4-6 Curriculum Goals
[The curriculum for this age group] supports the “three Rs” of childhood sexuality education: respect, relationships, and responsibility. The program has nine specific goals:
- to strengthen and support each program participant’s sense of self and self-esteem
- to help young people understand the place of sexuality in human life and loving relationships
- to encourage young people to appreciate their bodies as good, beautiful, private, and special
- to provide young people with accurate, developmentally appropriate information about human sexuality, reproduction, and gender
- to prepare young people for some of the changes they will experience as they grow and develop
- to help young people develop the interpersonal skills – including communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills – that will help keep them safe and healthy
- to help young people learn to make responsible decisions that show respect for themselves and others
- to help families communicate openly
- to strengthen parents’/caregivers’ roles as their children’s most important sexuality educators
[Davis, Melanie, et al. Our Whole Lives : Sexuality Education for Grades 4-6. Boston, Ma, Unitarian Universalist Association, 2024.]
Much of this course incorporates material from It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris. Learn more at bookshop.org. We will make copies available to participants, but it’s a great book to have on hand.