Human Development and Sexual Health - Schools and Administration

Podcast

Jocelyn Graham and Kaitlyn Hill, health promotion facilitators with Alberta Health Services share a variety of strategies and resources that any teacher can use in their classroom to provide evidence-based, inclusive sexual health education to students of all ages.

Values Clarification

It is important to understand your own values before teaching human sexuality to avoid imposing personal values upon your students.

Values Exploration

Values Clarification Exercise  

Setting Ground Rules 

Classrooms that have ground rules (also known as group agreements) established at the beginning of teaching sexual health education, will help to create an environment of trust, safety, and comfort. 

Setting Ground Rules

Sexuality Wheel 

The Sexuality Wheel illustrates how all parts of sexuality are connected and are influenced by each other.

Diversity and Inclusive Language 

Diversity is everything that makes us unique and different from each other. These differences should be accepted and celebrated.

Diversity includes but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs, upbringing and life experiences.

Diversity

Inclusive Language

Consent

Consent is an agreement to engage in an activity; it occurs when you ask or give permission to do something.

What is Consent?

Important Information About Consent

How to Incorporate Consent Throughout the Year

Kahoot Game - Consent

Video - Consent 

Responding to Questions 

Making time for and responding to student questions is important to clarify and confirm the information that has been shared.

Responding to Student Questions 

Question Box, how to?

Tips when using question box in classroom Sexual Health teaching.

Question Box tips

Anonymous Question Box 

Frequently Asked Questions 

Included below are links to lists of common questions from students to help you prepare responses and are meant as a starting point. Your response to a student question should be adapted to your student’s age, maturity, classroom environment, and individual school policies.

Student FAQs

The Answer Box - Gr.4-6

The Answer Box - Gr.7-8 

Keeping Up to Date

Useful websites to keep up to date with sexual health information:

• Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) H&PE Curriculum Resources (has lesson plans)
• SIECCAN - Sexual Health Education Guidelines
• SHORE Centre (has lesson plans)
• Teaching Sexual Health (has lesson plans)
• Sex and U - Your Trusted Resource for Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• SOGI 123