Middle School Stellar Sexual Health Education at HVUUC
Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church will host sexual health and relationship education classes for kids in grades 6-8 from March 1-May 17.
Congregants and the public are all welcome to participate. However…
…there are only 15 spots available, so sign your kids up soon to ensure they get one!
About this event
The human constellation, which describes how all the parts of us influence and affect the others.
The whole person, which explores different ways we all interact with the world around us.
Dates
Feb 17 11:59 p.m.: Registration Deadline
Mandatory Guardian Orientation: Feb 22 [if you cannot make this orientation, please reach out to Cindi Huss as soon as possible to arrange an alternative]
Classes
Mar 1
Mar 8
Mar 22
Mar 29
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 16, 17 (class and lock-in on the night of May 16, final class and celebration at the regular time on May 17
Time: 9:30-10:45 (except for May 16) during regular RE time.
What: Stellar Sexual Health Education for grades 6-8. (Developed by RISE: Healthy for Life, a local sexual health education nonprofit)
Where: Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 136 Bob Jobe Rd in Gray, TN, uphill in the religious eduction building, 2nd floor meditation hall on the right (please remove shoes when entering)
Ages: 6-8 graders
Cost: Free! (but please make a donation to RISE to help support this work if you can)
Youth will learn about the power of language, anatomy, puberty and other life changes, body image, gender, attraction, bias, consent, relationship dynamics, media literacy, and preventive sexual health care (vaccines; pregnancy and outcomes; various exams, what they involve, and when they might be necessary: contraception; STI prevention and testing, etc.)
Stellar Sexual Health Education (by RISE: Healthy for Life) engages participants in an expansive exploration of their inner and outer space. It fundamentally changes the way we do sexuality education. Free of judgment, Stellar dismantles stigma and invites honest, compassionate curiosity about bodies, identities, and relationships.
RISE's programs are interactive and engaging. They are inclusive, affirming, and fact-based. This is not your grandma's sex ed!
Guardians are welcome to reach out to Jess Ox at dre@hvuuc.org with any questions/concerns about the program.
If you can make a donation to help support RISE programming, please visit: https://risehfl.org/donate