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Programs for Youth and Young Adults

The topics and content presented by the Ohio Center for Sex Education align directly with the National Sex Education Standards and includes information and activities from the evidence-based curriculum Get Real, Comprehensive Sex Education That Works as well as supplemental information from other credible resources. Get Real is a comprehensive sex education curriculum developed by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. Get Real emphasizes social and emotional skills as a key component of healthy relationships and responsible decision making. It promotes abstinence from sex as the healthiest choice for adolescents; provides a comprehensive understanding of sexual health, sexuality and protection methods; and supports parents as the primary sexuality educators of their children through family activities that encourage dialogue between students and the caring adults in their lives about sexual health topics. 

The goal of the National Sexuality Education Standards is to provide clear, consistent and straight forward guidance on the essential minimum, core content for sexuality education that is developmentally and age-appropriate for students in grades K–12. The development of these standards is a result of an ongoing initiative, the Future of Sex Education (FoSE).  

Visit this page to read more about the National Sex Ed Standards for each grade level.

Get Real

Get Real is a comprehensive sex education curriculum developed by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. Get Real emphasizes social and emotional skills as a key component of healthy relationships and responsible decision making. It promotes abstinence from sex as the healthiest choice for adolescents; provides a comprehensive understanding of sexual health, sexuality and protection methods; and supports parents as the primary sexuality educators of their children through family activities that encourage dialogue between students and the caring adults in their lives about sexual health topics. Get Real is available in both middle school and high school editions. Each session is 45 minutes. While we encourage you to complete the entire curriculum, we can modify the schedule to fit your needs.

Topics for each level are below:

Middle School
  • Introduction to relationship and sexual Health
  • Communication 
  • Relationships (6th and 7th/8th grade versions)
  • Anatomy
  • Puberty
  • Deciding about sexual behavior (6th grade and 7th/8th grade versions)
  • Identity
  • Pregnancy
  • Consent (6th and 7th/8th grade versions)
  • Protection methods (7th and 8th grade only)
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections (7th and 8th grade only)
  • Social media and internet safety
High School
  • Creating the Classroom Climate
  • Circles of Sexuality
  • Reproductive and Sexual Anatomy
  • Gender and Sexual Identity
  • Reducing the Risk of STIs and HIV
  • Pregnancy and Birth
  • Social Media 
  • Consent
  • Healthy vs.Unhealthy Relationships
  • Interpersonal Violence
  • Assessing Risk and Accessing Care

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