Bodies, Boundaries & Bathing Suits: Summer 2024
KJ Is not currently teaching these classes, however
They are putting together some wonderful classes and products for learning about age appropriate, medically accurate sexual health and wellness classes both for parents and adolescents. Follow us on IG for more!
Bodies Boundaries and Bathing Suits
Who is it for? Parents/caregivers with their children ages 5-12
What is it? One hour of outdoor classroom time, 45 minutes of a group swim lesson and one hour of free time for swimming/playing in the pool time
Fee: Sliding scale suggestion is $40/per family of 2 or 3 people + $10 each additional person, to pay what you want please enter the code SLIDINGSCALE to register and then send payment via venmo @kjcultivates or paypal kjcultivates at gmail
This 8 week series is a relational education group for youth ages 5-12 and their caregivers that lays a groundwork for healthy communication within our families & communities. Adults get to learn how to be the best parent/caregiver now so that when our children are older we will be the kind of adult our teens choose to turn to for help. Children get to learn (with their adults) how to recognize safety vs. danger, how to advocate for themselves & their peers, how to communicate about their feelings and needs & the importance of consent. We’ll learn how to better stay connected to ourselves, our environment & each other. In the classroom we’ll also learn about swimming skills & then we get to go practice our new skills in the water for a group swim lesson in the pool. This class merges an hour of immersive & engaging social development in an outdoor classroom setting with an hour & forty five minutes of learning, bonding & fun time in the pool!
Week 1. Communication - Safe Spaces & Protocols - Finding Safe Places in the Pool
Week 2. Bodies & Boogers - Breath: Holding, Controlling, Bubbles & Air
Week 3. Collaboration & Recovery - Getting our ears, faces & heads in the water
Week 4 & 5 (aug 4) . Privacy - Submersion/Feelings/Needs - Floating on our back & belly
Week 6 (aug 11). Yes/No - Using our arms to move through the pool
Week 7 (aug 18) . Touch - Feet, Legs & Kicks in the water
Week 8 (aug 25). Consent - Swimming continuously: rolling over to breath
Bonus Classes: If there's time at the end of the summer, we'll add these as well!
Week 9. Desire/Safety - Jumping & treading (diving too, if applicable)
Week 10. Inclusion - Moving through the pool
Why: My dad was a beach lifeguard during his teenager years. He gave me the gift of swimming. When he was in his early twenties, he taught me to swim before I was old enough to even remember. For as long as I can tell, I’ve felt comfort & joy in the water. There are so many things my dad didn’t model for me or teach me that would have saved me a lot of heartache. I’ve designed this class for parents but kind of with dads in mind as because these are the lessons I would have wanted to learn and to have my dad learn when I was growing up. I believe that by empowering children to share their feelings & boundaries & teaching parents to listen and respect, this is how I change the world in my own small way. When we learn together how to have vital conversations about our ever changing bodies I think we are better equipped with the skills to have a healthy relationship to ourselves and the world around us.
Sundays Summer Session: 8 week Course
Dates: 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 & 8/25
*Note: classes that get cancelled by the instructor for weather or health related reasons will either be made up or refunded. Participants who register my receive a refund when they cancel (via email) at least 2 weeks prior. Cancellations within 2 weeks will not be refunded unless at the instructor's discretion.
