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Our next classes will start in September 2024.

Registration will open on August 27th at 7pm for 8th Grade, and on September 24th at 7pm for 1st and 5th Grade. They will be available on this page.

1st Grade, Fall 2024

Children learn and talk about families, feelings, bodies and babies.  The class conveys ideas and allows for expression using stories, songs and art.

Classes run from 10/20 to 12/15 on Sundays from 3:15 - 4:15 pm (class Does Not Meet: 12/1). View full schedule here: 1st Grade Schedule Fall 2024

Required Family Information Meetings (Virtual) - Please attend one: Tuesday, 10/15 OR Wednesday, 10/16 from 7:00-8:00pm

5th Grade, Fall 2024 

Kids learn and talk about sexuality and values, gender, the media, healthy friendships, puberty (including physical, emotional and mental changes), consent, and making good decisions. 

 

The class is discussion and activity-based.

Classes run from 10/20 to 12/15 on Sundays from 3:15 - 4:15 pm (class Does Not Meet: 12/1). View full schedule here: 5th Grade Schedule Fall 2024

Required Family Information Meetings (Virtual) - Please attend one: Tuesday, 10/15 OR Wednesday, 10/16 from 7:00-8:00pm

8th Grade, Fall 2024

Youth learn about and discuss values, gender, the media and the internet, body image, sex and disability, puberty, relationships, contraception and stds, consent, pregnancy, and decision-making. 

 

The class is discussion and activity-based.

Classes meet from 9/22 to 12/15 on Sundays from 5:30-7:30 pm (class does not meet 10/13). View full schedule here: 8th Grade Schedule Fall 2024

Required Family Information Meetings (Virtual) - Please attend one: Tuesday, 9/17 OR Wednesday, 9/18, from 7:00-8:00pm

Waitlist

If you have a student in Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th or 9th grade and are interested in Fall 2024 classes, sign up on the waitlist below to be enrolled if there are spots remaining in our 1st, 5th, and 8th grade classes!

If you have a student in 1st, 5th and 8th grade, and the registration link conveys that classes are already full, please also use the below waitlist to register.

We will work our way down the waitlist in the order names were submitted, except in the case of giving priority to 1st, 5th and 8th grade students.

Facilitator Training

Oak Park OWL will host two trainings for facilitators in September of 2024.  These trainings are intended for educators, sex education professionals and all those who plan to become facilitators for Our Whole Lives classes.

2024 Dates:

7-12 Grade Training Sept 13 - Sept 15

Deadline to register: August 26

*This event does not include training on the Sexuality and Our Faith visuals that are an option for UU and UCC settings. Participants in this training will not be approved to use the visuals, although they may co-facilitate with someone who is authorized to use them.

K-6 Grade Training Sept 27 - Sept 29

Deadline to register: August 26

All questions may be directed to registrar@opowl.org.

For details about time and location of the training, and to register, please select the training of interest to you.  

Cost: $375.  Breakfast and lunch are included; dinner is included the first night of the training.  We are unable to provide accommodations.

The most convenient and comfortable accommodations are likely to be found on private short-term rental services like AirBnB. Look for locations in Oak Park, Forest Park, River Forest, and Berwyn.

 

Participants in prior trainings have recommended these hotels:

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