First Parish in Cambridge is proud to offer to the wider community Our Whole Lives (OWL), a comprehensive sexuality education class for 8th and 9th graders. The program equips teens of all genders with accurate, age-appropriate information and skills to help them lead sexually healthy, positive, and responsible lives. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, OWL addresses a wide range of topics including body image, relationships, social media/internet, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives, pornography, and cultural influences on sexuality. Through engaging activities and discussions, OWL helps teens to clarify their own values and to build their interpersonal skills. Our Whole Lives is used nationwide in a variety of community settings including schools, youth serving agencies, and faith-based communities. Although developed by two progressive, faith-based organizations (UU and UCC denominations), OWL is secular in content and contains no religious doctrine.

This year’s program will be held in 18 sessions from October 21, 2024 through March 24, 2025. The sessions will be led by certified OWL facilitators Lynn Rosenbaum & Stephen Garschina-Bobrow and run from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Monday evenings in the Mickelson Room at First Parish.

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There is a mandatory parent orientation meeting on Monday, October 7 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Cost of the program is $200/semester, to defray church costs. Financial aid is available for church members in need.

This program is open to First Parish in Cambridge members and friends, other local Unitarian Universalist congregation members and community members. For more information  contact Director of Ministries for Children and Familles, Jennifer Goodman, at Jennifer@FirstParishCambridge.org otherwise please register using this link.