Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS

Day 2

Unit 2 - Immersion Activity:

Sex Ed from 0-18yrs.

Standard Instructions for All Activities:

  • Choose one person who will read these instructions for the group. And choose one person to be your group’s spokesperson for this activity when you come back to the main room to share with the larger group.

  • If you have trouble understanding these instructions, have one group member go back to the “main room” to ask the facilitators for help.

  • You will get a one-minute warning to come back to the “main room”.  If you don’t do anything, you will automatically be brought back to the large group after the one-minute warding has expired.

Specific Instructions for This Activity:

  1. Remember to choose someone to be your team’s spokesperson for this activity when you come back to the main room to share with the larger group who has not done it before.

  2. Next, pick one person who will fill in the activity sheet for your group (they must be able to access the sheet and type into the document using this link).

  3. The person filling in the sheet can share their screen with the rest of the group.

  4. The person filling in the sheet should scroll to the tab that matches your group / break-out room number. For example, break-out group #2 will use the tab for group #2.

  5. Next, read the information below and then follow the instructions on your sheet.

Core Concepts of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)

According to international guidance from UNESCO and the World Health Organization, comprehensive programs address eight primary categories:

  1. Relationships: Covers families, friendship, love, romantic relationships, and long-term commitments.

  2. Values, Rights, Culture, and Sexuality: Explores personal and shared values, human rights, and how culture and society shape perceptions of sexuality.

  3. Understanding Gender: Addresses the social construction of gender, gender equality, stereotypes, and gender-based inequality.

  4. Violence and Staying Safe: Teaches about consent, bodily autonomy, and the prevention of sexual abuse, bullying, and gender-based violence.

  5. Skills for Health and Well-being: Focuses on life skills such as decision-making, communication, negotiation, and media literacy.

  6. The Human Body and Development: Covers sexual and reproductive anatomy, physiology, puberty, and body image.

  7. Sexuality and Sexual Behavior: Includes sexual expression, the sexual life cycle, and sexual diversity.

  8. Sexual and Reproductive Health: Provides information on pregnancy, contraception, abortion care, and prevention of STIs and HIV/AIDS.