Hello Fifth Grade Families,
This year at Great River our fifth grade students will be instructed in an adapted OWL curriculum: a comprehensive approach to gender and sexuality education delivered in an age-appropriate manner. Fifth grade OWL workshops will begin this January, meeting weekly through the beginning of April.
Over our ten sessions we'll cover a broad range of topics, including health and safety, love and family, puberty and growing up, sex and gender, communication and decision making--through relatable activities and reflections. Each student will bring home supplemental readings to support their learning.
Both workshops and readings will include topics from the OWL curriculum books that have been adapted specifically to suit our public school environment and to keep pace with the dynamic landscape of gender and sexuality education.
Our instructors are GRS faculty members Jenny Kordosky and Derek Damron. Each of these faculty members work in upper elementary, have been trained in the OWL curriculum, and have experience teaching this content area. If you would like a more in depth overview of the workshops or readings, please contact our instructors at: owl@greatriverschool.org
We look forward to compassionately guiding your students through this fundamental component of the human experience!
Jenny and Derek
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