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As part of the New Zealand Health and Physical Education curriculum, we cover age-appropriate sexuality education through a unit of work called Navigating the Journey. In Term Two, Year 7 to Year 10 students will be participating in this programme. Each week, an overview of the forthcoming lessons will be available in the Newsletter. A letter will be emailed home this week.

YEAR 7 AND 8:

Week 1: Establishing a positive learning environment: Students will understand that they are in a learning journey to learn about themselves, their relationships with others, their changing bodies and staying safe. Establishing group guidelines that will enable a safe learning environment within which to navigate the journey.

YEAR 9:

Week 1: Being a teenager: Identify the positive aspects of being a teenager and ways to overcome the challenges. Review understanding of the term 'stereotype' in reference to being a teenager, and identify strategies to challenge stereotypes. Gender Identity: Understand that we live in a diverse society. Examine cultural attitudes towards gender and sexual diversity.

YEAR 10:

Week 1: Diverse gender and sexual identities: Understand that we live in a diverse society. Examine cultural attitudes towards gender and sexual diversity. Be able to use appropriate terms when referring to gender and sexual diversity. Develop strategies to support themselves and people who identify as gender and/or sexually diverse.