Healthy and Responsible Relationships: HIV, Other STI’s and Pregnancy Prevention

What It’s About

After much consideration and scrutiny from parents, teachers, students, clergy and medical personnel, we have selected lessons in Health and Responsible Relationships to offer for grades 9 through 12. This is an abstinence-only curriculum, with 10 lessons and a service learning project.

Topics included in the curriculum are healthy relationships, STI facts, and the possible consequences of sexual decisions. We strongly encourage parents, guardians, or other trusted adults to be involved with their student’s education. We hope to foster open communication about healthy and responsible relationships.

Your students will also be asked to participate in a service learning project designed to build a network of positive influence among their peers, promoting a culture of care. Skills that students will gain on completion of this program include:

• Ability to apply strategies to abstain from sex
• Ability to access reliable sources of information
• Knowledge to avoid and escape risky situations
• How to communicate respectfully and assertively
• Ability to refuse pressure
• Knowledge on how to identify trouble
• Ability to advocate for peers to prevent STIs and pregnancy