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OWL: Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education

Updated Information for Fall 2025 coming soon.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a secular Sexuality Education curriculum created by the national Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to model and teach the values of self worth, sexual health, responsibility, justice and inclusivity.  Trained facilitators guide participants through engaging workshops that address topics typically excluded from school sexuality education and health classes. 

OWL is an antidote to sexualized media messages, peer pressure, misinformation and prejudice. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, Our Whole Lives not only provides facts about anatomy and human development, but also helps participants clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality. 

Child / Youth OWL

Age-appropriate Curricula

The Younger Elementary Curriculum for grades K-2 helps young children identify their attitudes, values and feelings about themselves, their sexuality and others' sexuality. Along with a parent meeting and parent-child orientation, workshops help participants learn about birth, babies, bodies and families. Songs, stories, activities and at-home projects promote family dialogue.

 

The Older Elementary Curriculum for grades 4-6 helps children understand the physical and emotional changes of puberty. Participants explore values, communication and decision-making, as well as physical health and development. The HomeLinks feature opens lines of communication between parents and children. 

 

The Junior High Curriculum for grades 7-9 helps adolescents address their attitudes and values, their feelings about themselves and their sexuality, and their attitudes toward others' sexuality. Participants learn to put sexuality in the context of values and personal responsibility, preparing them to make healthy choices. 

 

The High School Curriculum for grades 10-12 helps older youth gain knowledge, life principles and skills needed to express their sexuality in life-enhancing ways.  High school aged youth learn to manage social pressure and advocate for equality. 

More information on

OWL programs and values

can be found at UUA.org/RE/OWL.

​​Adult OWL Courses

 

Young Adult OWL Curricula (ages 18-35) models and teaches caring, compassion, respect and justice, helping young adults address attitudes, values and feelings about themselves, their sexuality and others' sexuality.  Through fourteen (14) 2-hour workshops, the modular and flexible program  includes topics about sexual expression, identity, orientation, and life issues for young adults. 

 

Adult OWL Curricula helps older adults explore sexuality through their values and experiences. Through fourteen (14) 2-hour workshops help enhance communication skills, improve understanding of healthy relationships, sexual diversity and sexuality throughout the life cycle. 

 

At AUUF, the Adult OWL workshops may combine focus to include adults of all ages. 

Facilitators and More Information

AUUF is fortunate to have a fun and lively group of OWL workshop instructors. They have all attended special training to learn how to lead UUA’s OWL Sexuality Curriculum for the five age groups: Grades K-1, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12 and Adult (18+). Some facilitators have been leading groups for many years. New leaders are added to this group as they are trained. 

 

OWL facilitators undergo comprehensive training to gain the skills necessary to teach OWL curricula and lead OWL workshops. While weekend-long Facilitator Training is offered out of state, occasionally online, and AUUF has a train-the-trainer program, allowing interested UUs around the state to be officially trained in Anchorage.

For more information on participating or facilitator training, contact Dr Ray Macfarlane, Director of Learning & Exploration. 
 

For more information about the OWL curricula:​

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Rev. Lise Adams Sherry, (she/her), Minister,

RevLise@anchorageuuf.org, 907-248-3737 x2,

Office hours are usually Tu 11-3; Th and F 11-3, and by appointment

 

Jennifer Bluntach (she/her), Director of Religious Exploration

DRE@anchorageuuf.org

Office hours usually are:

Sunday 9am-11am, Tuesday 11am-3pm, Thursday, 11am-3pm, and by appointment

Richard Stoneking, (he/him), Congregational Administrator

Admin@AnchorageUUF.org, 907.248.3737 x.1

Office Hours Usually Mon-Thu 11am - 3 pm, Please call first.

Kelly Spring, (she/her), Communications Specialist, Communications@anchorageuuf.org

Kelly's remote office hours Mon-Fri 9 am -1 pm

 

Esme Danner (she/her) Music Director

907-248-3737 x4, Music@anchorageuuf.org

Rebecca Bernard, (she/her), Affiliated Community Minister

RBernard.AK@gmail.com

 

Dan Norton: AV Coordinator

907-248-3737, AVCoordinator@anchorageuuf.org



Contact the Connections Team for more information on how to get involved.

Connections@anchorageuuf.org 

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