Weekly update on Personal and Social Education lessons

Our Personal and Social Education (PSE) curriculum is taught in Advisory lessons and sometimes during classroom learning.  For example, lessons on family and relationships might happen during a Language and Literature discussion. Lessons that relate directly to biology would be taught in that class.  Our weekly updates include hyperlinked learning materials when possible.​​
For the week of December 2, the following PSE learning is planned:

• Grade 6 - Families with the Advisors
  
• Grade 11 - Body image with the Student Support Services Coordinator
  
• Grade 12 - Biology of reproduction - finishing lessons from the previous week if needed; the resource is our Biology textbook [Taylor, D. J. (1997). Biological Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 725 - 743]
  

For the week of December 9, the following PSE learning is planned:

• Grade 11 - Gender identity with the Student Support Services Coordinator
  
• Grade 12 - STDs and HIV, sexual arousal, consent - with one of our Science teachers - resources to be posted
  

Parents can reinforce learning at home by sharing what they know about these subjects.  They can share their family’s, culture’s, and religion’s perspective on these aspects of Personal and Social Education.

If you would like your child to opt out of any of these lessons, just send an e-mail to your child’s Advisor and make sure your child knows.  If you have any questions about any of the PSE lessons, you can contact your child’s Advisor.

You can find the Personal and Social Health Handbook here.

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