Human Development and Sexual Health for Schools
Human Development and Sexual Health for Schools
About Human Development and Sexual Health for Schools
A healthy school promotes and supports healthy human development and sexual health. Providing a supportive environment will help students feel more comfortable and safe when learning about their own growth and development and sexual health. Education and access to resources can provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy choices.
Resources
- Sexual Health – Halton Region Health Department
Information and resources about a variety of sexual health topics. - Sex & U - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (external link)
Information and education on topics related to sexual and reproductive health. - SIECCAN (Sex Information & Education Council of Canada) (external link)
Resources, information and current research that promotes sexual and reproductive health.
- Classroom Presentations - Halton Women’s Place (external link)
Guest speakers on a variety of topics including healthy relationships, consent, sexuality. - Human Development and Sexual Health education by grade - Ministry of Education (external link)
Human development and sexual health curriculum for grades 1-8. - Ophea (Ontario Physical Health Education Association) (external link)
- Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 5 & 6 (external link)
School-based resource to teach students in grades 5 & 6 about the transition between childhood and adolescence, and the beginning stages of puberty. - Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 7 & 8 (external link)
School-based resource to promote a healthy, active lifestyle to adolescent students in grades 7 & 8. - Human Development and Sexual Health (external link)
Resources, ideas, lesson plans and supporting documents to help teachers address human development and sexual health curriculum.
- Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 5 & 6 (external link)
- Media Smarts - Canada’s Centre for Digital Media Literacy (external link)
Use the search tool to help find lesson plans, tip sheets and other resources on various media topics. - Teaching Sexual Health (external link)
Resource developed by Alberta educators and health professionals featuring downloadable lesson plans, Q&A section for teachers and students.
- Healthy Relationship Certificate Program - Halton Women’s Place (external link)
Recognizes schools and classrooms who are dedicated to providing relationship health education to their students.
- Pflag Halton (external link)
Organization that provides peer support, education, and advocacy for all sexualities, genders, and gender expressions. - Rainbow Health Ontario (external link)
Provincial program that creates opportunities for the healthcare system to better serve 2SLGBTQ communities. - Sexual Health Clinics in Halton Region (external link)
Locations, hours of operation and contact information for Halton Region’s Sexual Health Clinics.