Grades 4-6
We’re offering OWL for kids in Grades 4-6 for the 2027-28 school year. Please join our mailing list for more information and updates!
Expect more information about parent information sessions and class schedules in summer 2027.
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.