2016 Schedules & Fees
Location: All classes will be held at Oak Park Friends School, 1192 S. Cuyler, except as noted.
Payment: The Oak Park Our Whole Lives program is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Your enrollment fees are tax-deductible and go toward program costs and scholarships for families needing financial assistance to attend.
Fees are payable by check or PayPal at time of registration.
Make checks out to Oak Park Our Whole Lives and mail to 534 N. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302.
Cancellation policy: Fees will be refunded in full for cancellations up to one week prior to the initial parent/child information session. After that date, fees will be refunded less a $25 cancellation charge.
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WINTER SESSION: Kindergarten & First Grade OWL
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Sundays 3-4 p.m., except as noted
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8 one-hour sessions, plus parent info night and additional 30 minute orientation
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$100 per child (scholarships available).
Sun 1/22 3-5 pm Parent Info Meeting (required, parents only, child care available)
Sun 1/29 3-4:45 pm Our Wonderful Bodies, Part 1 (Parents are expected to stay for the first 30 min.)
Sun 2/5 Our Wonderful Bodies, Part 2
Sun 2/12 Healthy Bodies, Safe Bodies
Sun 2/19 Families
Sun 2/26 Families and Feelings
Sun 3/5 Babies and Families
Sun 3/12 Birth of a Baby
Sun 3/19 Parent/Child Celebration! (Parents expected to attend.)
WINTER SESSION: Fourth & Fifth Grade OWL
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Sundays 3-4 p.m., except as noted
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8 one-hour sessions, plus parent info night and additional 30 minute orientation
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$100 per child (scholarships available).
Sun 1/22 3-5 pm Parent Info Meeting (required, parents only, child care available by request)
Sun 1/29 3-4:45 pm Values and Sexuality (parents expected to stay for the first 30 min.)
Sun 2/5 Family Relationships
Sun 2/12 Puberty: Physical and Emotional Changes
Sun 2/19 Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Sun 2/26 Lovemaking and Reproduction
Sun 3/5 Health and Safety
Sun 3/12 Communication
Sun 3/19 Decision-making
FALL SESSION: Kindergarten & First Grade OWL
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Sundays 2-3 p.m., except as noted
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8 one-hour sessions, plus parent info night and parent/child orientation
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$100 per child (scholarships available).
10/2 Parent Info Meeting for K-1 class (parents only, required, 2-3:30 p.m.)
10/16 Parent/Child first meeting, K-1 class (required, 12:30-3:30 p.m.)
10/23 Our Wonderful Bodies, Part 1
10/30 Our Wonderful Bodies, Part 2
11/6 Healthy Bodies, Safe Bodies
11/13 Families
11/20 Families and Feelings
12/4 Babies and Families
12/11 Birth of a Baby
12/18 Parent/Child Celebration! (Final Meeting)
FALL SESSION: Fourth & Fifth Grade OWL
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Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m., except as noted.
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8 60 minute sessions, plus parent/child orientation
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$100 per child; scholarships available.
10/4 Parent Information Meeting (parents only, required, 6:30-8 pm)
10/11 Parent/Child Orientation Meeting (required, 6:30-9 pm)
10/18 Values and Sexuality
10/25 Family Relationships
11/16 Puberty: Physical and Emotional Changes
11/8 Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
11/15 Lovemaking and Reproduction
11/29 Health and Safety
12/6 Communication
12/20 Decision-making and Parent/Child Celebration (Final meeting, for parents and children, 6:30-8)
FALL & WINTER: Seventh & Eighth Grade OWL
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Thursdays 6:30-8 p.m., except as noted
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18 90-minute sessions and one Saturday "day retreat."
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$200 per student; scholarships available.
10/6/16 Parent Information Meeting (required, parents only, 6:30-8:30 p.m.)
10/13/16 Introductions and Examining Values
10/20/16 Sexual Language, Anatomy and Physiology
10/27/16 Body Image
11/3/16 Personal Concerns about Puberty
11/10/16 Gender Identity and Expression
11/17/16 No class
Saturday 11/19/16 Weekend day retreat (10 a.m. to 3 p.m., pizza lunch included)
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Gender Roles and Stereotypes
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Sexual Orientation
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Guest Panel (on Gender Identity, Expression, and Sexual Orientation)
12/1/16 Healthy Relationships
12/8/16 Sexuality and Disability
12/15/16 Relationship Skills and Bullying, Bystander Responsibilities
1/12/17 Sexuality, Social Media, and the Internet
1/19/17 Sexually Explicit Media
1/26/17 No class
2/2/17 Lovemaking
2/9/17 Consent Education
2/16/17 Pregnancy, Parenting, Teen Parenting and Unintended Pregnancy Options
2/23/17 Redefining Abstinence
3/2/17 STIs, Contraception, Safer Sex
3/9/17 Sexual Decision-Making and Communicating with a Sexual Partner
3/16/17 Celebration and Closure