6th Grade Program

• Parent/Caregiver Zoom Info Session ​​​

• Four 45-minute sessions per class

 

Parent & Caregiver Resources

• Reading List for Grades 6, 7 & 8

• Resources for Caregivers & Kids​​

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Guidelines & Standards

• NYCPS Guidelines on Gender Inclusion

• Aligned Standards (NSES)

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In-Class Videos by Session

• Range of Gender Identities (#1)

• ​Jim's Introduction to Gender​ (#1)

• ​Menstruation: What to Expect (#2)

• ​​Tell the Whole Story (#4)

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Take-Home Activity

• Ask An Adult Activity

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Session 1: Sexuality & Gender

• Group agreements

• Attraction & sexual orientation

• Sex assigned at birth

• Gender identity & pronouns

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Session 2: Menstruation & Reproduction

• Venn diagram puberty changes activity

• Functions of reproductive organs

• The menstrual cycle

• Menstrual symptoms & supplies​

 

Session 3: Reproduction Continued

• Review - Reproduction 

• Understanding reproduction activity

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Session 4: Bodily Autonomy & Safety

• Bodily autonomy & consent

• Unsafe touch & sexual abuse

• Unsafe child/adult interractions

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