Our Whole Lives (OWL) Teacher Training

2 Separate Sessions Are Being Offered - Elementary Level and Combined Training for Grades 7-9 & 10-12 Level

JR/SR LEVEL IS FULL - WAITLISTING

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is an excellent, comprehensive sexuality education program that offers our young people the opportunity to explore their values, gain accurate information about topics that are often not easily accessible.  The overall goal of the Our Whole Lives program is to help participants gain the knowledge, values, and skills they need to lead sexually healthy, responsible lives.  We are proud that our congregations recognize that in order for young people to grow into spiritually whole, mature individuals we need to address the topic of sexuality.  The materials on Sexuality and Our Faith connects our religious beliefs with sexuality, spirituality, and issues on justice.

There are two separate OWL Teacher trainings being offered on the same weekend.  Each Our Whole Lives teacher training session will cover the respectable curriculum for the level being taught.  The goals of these workshops are to prepare the participants to implement either curriculum as well as the Sexuality and Our Faith component.  Through a varied program including practice and participation activities, the trainers will cover implementation techniques, information about adolescents, curricula details, and technical information.

Our Whole Lives leaders will have a commitment to values-based, comprehensive sexuality education, having willingness to affirm the Our Whole Lives program goals, values, and philosophy, have a demonstrated ability to appreciate and work with people of diverse races, cultures, ages, abilities, and sexual and gender orientations and have the ability to provide a safe, engaging learning environment.

This training is an opportunity not only to learn about the program and how to lead it, but also to see how comfortable you are as an Our Whole Lives leader.  At the end of the weekend, you and we, the trainers, may determine that teaching Our Whole Lives is not the best fit for you at this time.  And that is fine.  The most important thing is that each of us be open and honest about our comfort and abilities in facilitating sexuality education in the best possible way with our young people.

Trainers for the Elementary Level

Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti and Sandra Greenfield

Trainers for the Combined Training for Grades 7-9 & 10-12

JR/SR LEVEL TRAINING SESSION IS FULL - WAITLIST AVAILABLE

Steve Caldwell and Isabella Weber

Registration and Cost

Registration is LIMITED to 20 participants, on a first-come, first-served basis, for EACH training level.  Registrants are only permitted to attend 1 of the 2 training sessions being offered.  Deadline to register is August 15, 2014. Please be aware that attendance is required at all parts of either training session for certification!

The cost is $295.00 per person.  The fee includes registration, materials, light dinner on Friday, breakfast/lunch/dinner and snacks on Saturday, breakfast/lunch/snacks on Sunday, leaders' fees, and administrative costs.  Lodging is not included in the registration fee.  If you require lodging, please contact one of the following local hotels:

• Days Inn Arlington Pentagon - (703) 521-5570
• Days Inn Washington Arlington - (703) 525-0300
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Alexandria Virginia - (703) 671-6500

**Registration fees are refundable minus a $30.00 administrative charge after all incurred expenses for the training are paid for.

Participants should bring their copies of the Our Whole Lives curriculum and Sexuality and Our Faith with them.  Please look the materials over and become familiar with them before you arrive.  (These materials can be borrowed from the JPD Lending Library)