1. Welcome Parents January 21st 2015 Comprehensive Sex Education
Ms. DiCarlo
Ms. Lin
Anne Valentino

2. Your child & Sexual Education
Comprehensive sex education covers the wide array of topics that affect sexuality and sexual health. Its goal is to promote health and well-being in a way that is developmentally appropriate. It includes information and communication skills building as well as values exploration. Ideally, sex education in school is an integrated process that builds upon itself year after year, is initiated in kindergarten, and is provided through grade 12.

3. It’s important!
Sexuality is an integral part of each person’s identity. Learning about our sexuality and achieving sexual health and well-being are lifelong processes that begin at birth and continues throughout our lives.
Although parents and guardians are the primary sex educators of their children, children also receive messages about sexuality from many other sources. Some of them may have more negative than positive impact.

4. Simon Baruch & Sexual Health
6th grade – all co-ed classes
Our curriculum:
Self Esteem
Body Image
Puberty
Reproductive systems
Abstinence
HIV/AIDS
Identification of the virus
Methods of transmission

5. Simon Baruch & Sexual Health
7th grade
Our curriculum:
Puberty
Hygiene
Reproductive systems
Abstinence
Gender Identity
Relationships
Sexual Orientation
HIV/AIDS
Identification of the virus
Methods of transmission

6. Simon Baruch & Sexual Health
8th grade
Our curriculum:
Puberty
Reproductive Systems
Pregnancy
HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Symptoms of infection
Methods of Transmission
Medical options for treatment
Contraceptives
Intimacy

7. Other topics
Class discussions and lessons are driven by student knowledge and inquiry.
Sexual health is composed of a wide variety of topics that require several years of health classes
Suggested topics that maybe important to discuss with your child:
Masturbation
Pornography
Sexting
Intimacy in relationships

8. Questions? Email Anne Valentino Ms. DiCarlo Ms. Lin
Ms. DiCarlo
Ms. Lin