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Beyond the Basics: A Sourcebook on Sexual and Reproductive Health Education, 2nd Ed.

Beyond the Basics is a tool for educators who deliver sexual and reproductive health education to 9 – 18 year olds. It contains information on both what to teach and how to teach it. Designed for use in both the classroom and community agencies, Beyond the Basics complements existing programs and curriculum guidelines set by provincial and territorial Ministries of Education and adheres to the goals and principles of comprehensive sexual health education outlined by the federal government in the “Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education”. This extensive, 400-page manual is comprised of 8 modules or chapters. Modules cover specific topics, starting with more general, foundational skills and concluding with more specific issues. The modules include the following: 

  • Getting started (information on getting comfortable in the classroom, teaching strategies and general classroom management issues)
  • Values 
  • Puberty and reproductive health 
  • Self esteem 
  • Sexual identity 
  • Relationships, communication and decision-making 
  • Contraception and safer sex 
  • STIs and HIV
Click on the image to open an excerpt from Beyond the Basics. For an indepth summary of Beyond the Basics, click here.

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Last Updated November 15, 2010