7 Tips for Dealing with Hostility
Sexual education is political The topic of sexual education continues to be discussed controversially in the media and politics. As practitioners, we do not like to use sexual education as a tool for political gain or to moralize about its content. Even when the public discussion focuses on positive elements Read more…
Rainbow Friday in Poland
Although according to media reports Poland is often said not to be particularly LGBTI friendly, there are many committed people who are working for the Sexual Education of Diversity. Polish schools as LGBTI-Allies Rainbow Friday (Tęczowy Piątek in Polish) is an annual campaign initiated 2015 by the Campaign Against Homophobia Read more…
Sexual Education in the field of youth work
The benefits of youth work Youth work offers and strengthens opportunities and educational relationships that improve life chances, reduce inequalities, including illiteracy, and improve the potential for change for many young people. The provision in a non-formal environment enables workers to reach young people in an environment where they feel Read more…
How to Explain Sexual Education to Policy Makers
Sometimes explaining the topic of Sexual Education to policiy makers or representatives of media and non-governmental organizations can be rather challenging. Here we’d like to share two approaches for that matter.
Challenges and Chances of “Family Life Education” teachers in Poland
What is Sexual Education in Poland like? There is no compulsory sex education in Polish schools, but all pupils from 4th class of primary school can participate in family life education subject. These are very specific classes, that should be carried out by prepared specialists. Even if the teacher finished Read more…
There is a reason for everything…or twelve!
What you perceive to be sex education is often blatantly different from the actual state of knowledge of young, young-at-heart and not-so-young people. And with this we arrive at our first reason: