About

In QUEER Teens Group we collectively make and hold space for each other in generating discussion, creativity, joy, community, and understanding.

We welcome all teens ages 14-17 and all expressions under the Queer and questioning LGBTQIA2+ umbrella.

Together we will explore Queer topics of interest, current issues, history, and more. Students will also contribute topics they’d like to explore within and beyond the Queer (and questioning!) universe. We’ll navigate this universe through conversation, games, drawing, writing, laughter, show-and-tell, visioning, image-making, asking questions, watching films, reading books, storytelling, and more!

Isa Coffey, WiseBodies Director, will also guest teach a special 2-class segment of Queering Sex Ed, and further guest teachers and class visitors will be announced as the semester progresses. The conversation around our (virtual) table will be warm and filled with laughter, steady and safe, inclusive, and welcoming.

Dates & Time

Pause with us! WiseBodies is taking a short hiatus to begin deep, necessary work with our new Board, teaching staff, and administration. Our beloved classes will begin again in very early spring. Please sign up for our newsletter to learn more, and to stay engaged with us during this quiet time of reflection and rooting.

Teachers

K. Kovacs (he/they, group leader), Shante Melville (she/her, co-leader).

Registration + Cost

The semester cost is $300 - $500 sliding scale for 10 classes. We ask that families make a commitment to attending classes for a full semester. Partial scholarships are available depending on enrollment. Priority given to LGBTQ + Black, Indigenous and People of the Global Majority. Payment plans available.

Email wisebodies@wisebodies.org for more information.

Interview with Shante Melville, Class Co-Leader

Listen to an interview with our very own Shante Melville, co-leader for this year's Queer Teens Group, with Kieran Riley on WGXC's Afternoon Show!