Take a step to introduce this faith and sexuality curriculum to your community!  

SNEUCC will offer Elementary Grades Training which covers curriculum for two levels; Grades K-1 and 4-6.  Save the date for the facilitator training at Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center.

Implementing the nation’s most highly regarded sexuality education curriculum is a big responsibility. Training prepares facilitators to succeed in their role and enables your faith development team members to understand their own and others’ sexuality within the context of United Church of Christ values.

Training Benefits for Congregations

• Improves Our Whole Lives program quality and outreach potential
• Grounds facilitators in Our Whole Lives values and social justice emphasis
• Decreases incidents of inappropriate boundaries and poor implementation
• Prepares facilitators to address parent/caregiver questions
• Readies facilitators to lead two grade levels of Our Whole Lives in one training
• Enables facilitators to represent your program to media and your community

Training Benefits for Facilitators

• Curriculum overview and implementation guidance
• Facilitation practice
• Recommendations for addressing special education and behavioral challenges
• Clarification of facilitator/parent/participant roles
• Education in placing sexuality in a religious and spiritual context
• Access to Sexuality and Our Faith visuals (for secondary levels)
• Self-assessment of comfort and readiness to facilitate
• Trainer assessment and feedback
• Access to Our Whole Lives email list for peer support

Cost is $430 per person which includes program costs, lodging in the Retreat Center (see below), and 6 meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Space is limited to 18 participants and a $200 deposit is required to hold a reservation.  Commuter rate is available upon request.

Retreat Center Floor Plan- Dormitory style housing with double occupancy and shared bath. Bring your own linens and towel. Pillow and blankets are provided.  This is an accessible facility.

Note: Training for Middle and High School grades will be offered at Edwards House in Framingham on the weekend of October 6-8, 2023.

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