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Health, Wellness and Sexuality

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Making empowered and informed decisions.

We partner with our students in constructing a foundation for lifelong health, wellness and healthy sexuality through our pre-K to 12 curriculum and programming. Students build self-love, confidence and advocacy skills, creating communities of care that support holistic health.

Children are learning about health, wellness, sexuality and gender from the time that they are born. Devoting time to these important areas in school provides the youngest members of our community with cognitively appropriate information they'll lean on throughout their lives.Wayne Grinwis, Lower School Health, Wellness and Sexuality Teacher

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Lower School

Our Lower School program focuses on targeted and accurate information on topics like social-emotional health, nutrition, body systems, consent, and sexuality, emphasizing diversity and inclusion of all types of families, relationships, gender identities and sexual orientations. Highlights include:

  • Social-emotional learning focused on the areas of self-awareness, self-management and relationship skills.
  • Introducing health topics with the goal of developing an intrinsic investment in making healthy choices. 
  • Developing wellness strategies and tactics students can utilize when needing support.

Middle School

In Middle School Health, we foster a growth mindset and sustainable habits during a period of physical, social and emotional change.

  • Sixth grade health classes emphasize self-esteem, healthy habits and communication skills, as well as the intersections of nutrition science, culture, wellness and food access. 
  • Through units such as media literacy, substance use, and gender and sexuality, seventh graders focus on personal responsibility, self-efficacy and values.
  • Eighth grade health offers students the opportunity to view health from a community-based lens. Topics covered include social determinants of health, mental health and relationships.