Grades 7-9
We’re offering OWL for kids in Grades 7-9 for the 2026-27 school year. Please join our mailing list for more information and updates!
What to expect:
- Parent information sessions beginning in May
- Parent and student orientation on August 16
- 25 weekly (except for holidays and school breaks) classes running from August 23-May 2
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 7-9 Curriculum Goals
[The curriculum for this age group] is designed to help young adolescents:
- affirm and respect themselves as sexual persons (including their bodies, sexual orientation, feelings, etc.) and respect the sexuality of others
- increase comfort and skills for discussing and negotiating sexuality issues with peers, romantic partners, and people of other generations
- explore, develop, and articulate values, attitudes, and feelings about their own sexuality and the sexuality of others
- identify and live according to their values
- increase motivation and skills for developing a just sexual morality that rejects double standards, stereotypes, biases, exploitation, dishonesty, and harassment
- acquire knowledge and skills for developing and maintaining romantic and/or sexual relationships that are consensual, mutually pleasurable, nonexploitative, safe, and based on respect, mutual expectations, and caring
- increase knowledge and skills for avoiding unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
- express and enjoy sexuality in healthy and responsible ways at each stage of their development
- assess the impact of messages from family, culture, religion, media, and society on sexual thoughts, feelings, values, and behaviors
[Wilson, Pamela, et al. Our Whole Lives : Sexuality Education for Grades 7-9. Boston, Ma, Unitarian Universalist Association, 2014.]
You can read more about the specific workshops in this curriculum at the Unitarian Universalist Association website. Read more at uua.org.