1st Grade, Fall 2023
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 10/1 to 12/10 on Sundays from 3:15 - 4:15 pm (class Does Not Meet: 10/8, 10/15, 11/26). View full schedule here: 1st Grade Schedule Fall 2023
Required Family Information Meetings (Virtual) - Please attend one: Tuesday, 9/26 OR Wednesday, 9/27
Regular Sessions Begin: Sunday, 10/01
5th Grade, Fall 2023
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 meet from 10/1 to 12/10 on Sundays from 3 - 4:15 pm (class Does Not Meet: 10/8, 10/15, 11/26). View full schedule here: 5th Grade Schedule Fall 2023
Required Family Information Meeting (Virtual) - Please attend one: Tuesday, 9/26 OR Wednesday, 9/27
Regular Sessions Begin: Sunday, 10/01
8th Grade, Fall 2023
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 9/17 to 12/7 on Sundays from 5:30-7:30 pm (class does not meet 10/8, 11/26). View full schedule here: 8th Grade Schedule Fall 2023
Required Family Information Meetings (Virtual) - Please attend one: Wednesday, 9/13 OR Thursday, 9/14
Regular Sessions Begin: Sunday, 9/17
Waitlist
If you have a student in Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th or 9th grade and are interested in Fall 2023 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 2023. These trainings are intended for educators, sex education professionals and all those who plan to become facilitators for Our Whole Lives classes.
Training for Grades K-6 is Sept 22-24, 2023, and training for Grades 7-12 is Sept 8-10, 2023.
The deadline to register for either training is August 20, 2023.
Full payment is required by this time, and withdrawal requests are honored with a full refund minus $25 processing fee up to this date.
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.
Participants in prior trainings have recommended these hotels:
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AirBnB offerings in the immediate area