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Body Science student workshops – with Claire from Saleema Noon (Sexual Health Educators)
April 19, 2018 @ 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Kindergarten and Grade 1 sessions (30 minutes)
- Scientific words related to sexual health
- That reproduction usually happens when a man’s sperm joins a woman’s ovum by sexual intercourse, but that there are many different ways that families are formed. All families are unique.
- That they have ownership of their bodies
- That the baby grows in the uterus (not the stomach)
- That the baby is usually born through the vagina
- Not to pick up condoms or needles
Grades 2 and 3 sessions (40 minutes) Everything previous grades have learned plus:
- The basics about menstruation and nocturnal emissions (wet dreams) as clean and healthy processes
Grades 4 and 5 sessions (60 minutes) Everything previous grades have learned plus:
- All about physical and emotional changes at puberty
- The responsibilities that come with the decision to be in a sexual relationship
- Basic information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Grades 6 and 7 sessions (75 minutes) Everything the previous age group has learned plus:
- Sexual consent
- Making smart decisions on the internet
- Different types of sexual activity and the responsibilities that come with each
- Understanding personal sexuality-related values, beliefs and boundaries
- Recognizing that most teens are not sexually active
- Further discussion of STIs and prevention
- Gender stereotypes and homophobia
- The importance of taking responsibility for one’s health (ie. testicular self-examination)
- Anonymous questions