Address: 6556 35th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115
Service: Sundays at 9:30am and 11:15am in-person or online
Phone: 206-525-8400
UNIVERSITY UNITARIAN CHURCH
Sexuality Education
We know that accurate, honest, and holistic information about sexuality changes lives. We believe that having the ability to make informed and responsible decisions about our relationships, sexual health and behavior deepens our understanding of ourselves, our values, and helps us make meaning in our lives. We are proud to make Our Whole Lives (OWL) available to the Seattle community.
OWL is a comprehensive, lifespan sexuality education program developed in partnership by the
Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. OWL provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality.
In the 2023-2024 Church Year, UUC plans to offer three OWL groups:
Kindergarten-1st Grade:
This 8-workshop curriculum helps children ages five through seven begin the lifelong process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and values about identity, relationships, safety, and health. Sexual abuse prevention is addressed in this curriculum in a trauma-informed manner, which places the responsibility for prevention on adults, not children. Workshops include activities, games, songs, and movement breaks that keep young children interested and energized. Note: Due to the availability of trained facilitators, we will not be able to offer K-1 OWL during the 2023-2024 church year. K-1 OWL will next be offered in winter 2025.
4th-5th Grade:
Sundays, 1-2:30 pm, beginning Feb. 4
This 10-workshop curriculum is designed to help older elementary-age children gain the knowledge, life principles, and skills they need to understand and express their sexuality in holistic, life-enhancing ways. This program introduces key topics like values, body image, gender and sexual identity, peer pressure, and healthy relationships.
For more information about this class and its schedule, please take a look at
this information sheet.
Registration for this class closes on January 21 and is capped at 12 kids.
8th-9th Grade:
Sunday mornings, 11:15-12:30 pm
Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive sexuality education program designed to help participants gain the knowledge, values and skills to lead sexually healthy, responsible lives. In this OWL class, youth explore many topics, such as anatomy and physiology, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, dating, pregnancy, contraception, and sexual decision making. Please note: registration for Jr. High OWL has closed. This class will next be offered in the 2024-2025 church year.
All OWL programs include concurrent parent/guardian gatherings, which use the curriculum “Parents as Sexuality Educators” as a guide.