1. October 19, 2018
WESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL 1

2. What is Comprehensive Sexuality Education?* 2

3. What is Get Real Middle School?
Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works is a middle school program for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that delivers accurate, age-appropriate information and emphasizes healthy relationship skills and family involvement.
Get Real empowers parents to communicate their values about sexual health and staying healthy. Most lessons have a take-home family activity to encourage ongoing conversations between students and the caring adults in their lives. * 3

4. Get Real Curriculum Foundation
Framed in Social and Emotional Learning, emphasizing the importance of relationship skills, effective communication and responsible decision-making
Mapped to National Sex Education Standards and National Health Education Standards
Mapped to Massachusetts State Health Education Standards:
Standard 1 – Human Growth and Development
Standard 3 – Emotional and Mental Health
Standard 4 – Social Health
Standard 5 – Disease Transmission
Standard 8 – Violence Prevention and Resource Utilization
Based on current research that shows effectiveness of long-term, comprehensive sexuality education programs * 4

5. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
SEL is the theoretical foundation of Get Real. The curriculum focuses on the following 5 SEL life skills.
Self-awareness
Self-management
Social awareness
Relationship skills
Responsible decision-making * 5

6. Family and Community Involvement
Get Real supports parents as the primary sexuality educators of their children
You have the right to exempt your child from the unit of instruction and an alternative unit will be developed for him or her.
Most lessons have a take-home family activity, complete with resources for parents
Students are directed to trusted adults in their lives and resources in their community * 6

7. Implementation Timeline
8th Grade will be covering the material during their Health rotation within Physical Education
6th and 7th grade will be covering the material after in the new year * 7

8. Weston Middle School Curriculum Adaptation
Use of community data
Knowledge of community norms
Past practices
Alignment with high school curriculum
Class variation / modification

9. Grade 6 Unit Outline CREATING THE CLASSROOM CLIMATE COMMUNICATION AND
Create group rights and responsibilities
Communicate with peers about sexuality
Identify an adult with whom the student can talk about sexuality
COMMUNICATION AND
REFUSAL SKILLS
Demonstrate use of skills for effective communication
Name reasons why assertive communication is important
Demonstrate refusal skills in role-play
RELATIONSHIPS AND BOUNDARIES
Identify characteristics of a healthy relationship
Establish personal boundaries and identify consequences of crossing others' boundaries
Rehearse responses to inappropriate behavior
MALE ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
Identify key parts of the anatomy
Discuss the connection between anatomy and reproduction
Explain how pregnancy occurs
FEMALE ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
Define menstrual cycle
Explain the link between menstrual cycle and reproduction
PUBERTY
Identify emotional and physical changes of puberty for males and females
Address values around abstinence and sex
Discuss links between anatomy and puberty
Discuss emerging sexual feelings and the difference between sexual feelings and sexual readiness * 9

10. Grade 7 Unit Outline CREATING THE CLASSROOM CLIMATE
Create group rights and responsibilities
Communicate with peers about sexuality
Identify an adult with whom the student can talk about sexuality
MALE ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
Identify key parts of the anatomy
Discuss the connection between anatomy and reproduction
Explain how pregnancy occurs
FEMALE ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
Define menstrual cycle
Explain the link between menstrual cycle and reproduction
PUBERTY
Identify emotional and physical changes of puberty for males and females
Address values around abstinence and sex
Discuss links between anatomy and puberty
Discuss emerging sexual feelings and the difference between sexual feelings and sexual readiness

11. Grade 7 Unit Outline continued
MEDIA LITERACY AND SEXUALITY
Identify myths surrounding sexual behavior
Identify ways in which the media promotes myths
Name types of media
Explain the relationship between media and consumerism
Categorize ads as promoting healthy or unhealthy behaviors
SEXUAL IDENTITY
Identify myths and facts surrounding sexual orientation
Explain the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity
Discuss LGBTQ issues respectfully
CREATING A SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Discuss the motivations of bullies and consequences of bullying
Clarify personal values around bullying and harassment
Brainstorm ways to be an ally to people who are different from oneself

12. Grade 8 Unit Outline CREATING THE CLASSROOM CLIMATE
Create group rights and responsibilities
Communicate with peers about sexuality
Identify an adult with whom the student can talk about sexuality
DECIDING ABOUT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Review of Reproductive Anatomy
List types of sexual behavior
Explain possible outcomes of sexual behaviors
Discuss how values affect sexual decision making
Discuss nonsexual activities for dating
Examine what qualities are important to students in a dating relationship
DEFINING AND MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE
Define abstinence and postponement
Identify reasons why abstinence is a healthy choice for teens
Identify links between abstinence and goals
Practice and demonstrate refusal skills relation to abstinence
Explain the relationship between drug and alcohol use and abstinence
REFUSAL SKILLS
Reflect on hearing a first hand story of living with HIV
Model, rehearse and demonstrate refusal skills in sexual contexts
Discuss feelings of characters in scenarios and challenges to communication
GOALS AND DECISION MAKING
Consider goals for the future
Describe how sexual decision making can create an unplanned situation that affects future goals.

13. Thank you for your time
Exemptions are due by Monday, October 22nd to Carrie Rainville-Collins at the Middle School.
Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns.