Sexuality Education
RECIT sites and offerings updates:
Éducation à la sexualité. New in 2019, this dedicated website offers educational tools for school staff engaged in offering sexuality education. Go to site
The foundations of Sexuality Education, on Campus RECIT. An online course designed to provide an overall view of sexuality education, the values conveyed, the content prescribed for elementary and secondary schools, etc. Go to site
Quand y’a trop de détails (When there are too many details):
Help for educators when intervening during sexualized speech or behaviour. Now available (in French) to support school staff in sensitive situations in class or online! Go to site
Browse Learning Situations and other available English resources below.
Learning Strategies available from LEARN/RECIT
- Elementary 1 -
Comprehensive View of Sexuality: My Mind, My Heart and My Body
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS guide and its Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here.
Sexual assault content presentation model (Elementary 1)
Ministère de l’Éducation (MEQ)*
*Working document suggested by the sexuality education team and developed from the pedagogical frameworks. For questions regarding the pedagogical frameworks or the presentation model, contact the sexuality education consultant at your School Board.
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- Elementary 2 -
Sexual Growth and Body Image: My body: I know it and I like it!
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and others on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
Pregnancy and Birth: Where Do Babies Come From?
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and others on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
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- Elementary 3 -
My Safety First
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here
Comprehensive View of Sexuality: My Mind, My Heart and My Body
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS guide and its Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here.
Sexual assault content presentation model (Elementary 3)
Ministère de l’Éducation (MEQ)*
*Working document suggested by the sexuality education team and developed from the pedagogical frameworks. For questions regarding the pedagogical frameworks or the presentation model, contact the sexuality education consultant at your School Board.
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- Elementary 5 -
Sexual Growth and Body Image (Puberty: Physical and psychological changes)
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here
Sexual Assault (and Internet Safety)
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS guide and its Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here.
Sexual assault content presentation model (Elementary 5)
Ministère de l’Éducation (MEQ)*
*Working document suggested by the sexuality education team and developed from the pedagogical frameworks. For questions regarding the pedagogical frameworks or the presentation model, contact the sexuality education consultant at your School Board.
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- Elementary 6 -
Identity, Gender Stereotypes and Roles, and Social Norms
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS guide and its Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here.
Comprehensive View of Sexuality
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS in French on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or the English working version directly here.
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- Secondary 1 -
Sexual Growth and Body Image (Positive body image)
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this Powerpoint (Google Slide version) directly here
Comprehensive View of Sexuality: Sexuality & its dimensions in adolescence
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and others on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
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- Secondary 2 -
Sexual Behaviour
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and Google Slide called "The awakening of love and affection: Everyone at their own rhythm!" on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
Sexual Health: Means of protection and contraception
Google Slides by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access it here.
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- Secondary 3 -
Methods of protection and contraception - Teacher version
Google Slides by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access it here.
Methods of protection and contraception - Nurse version
Google Slides by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access it here.
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- Secondary 4 -
Strategies for promoting safe sexual behaviors - Teacher version
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and Google Slide called "Strategies for promoting safe sexual behaviors" on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
Strategies for promoting safe sexual behaviors - Nurse version
Learning Situation by CS Laval adapted into English by LEARN and partners. Access this LS and Google Slide called "Strategies for promoting safe sexual behaviors" on the main provincial RECIT Sexuality Education site or directly here.
Media and Sexuality
To help students to reflect on different ways of exercising freedom, the influence of media on personal freedom of choice and the resulting implications on individuals and groups. To help students become aware of the values that underlie media messages of sexuality, and the influence of media on social norms. Teacher guide Download Student booklet Download
Peer Pressure and Sexting
This LES will springboard from three Public Service Announcements highlighting the potential risks of posting images online. Students will discuss social networking groups that they subscribe to. A dialogue will focus on the pros and cons of belonging and then edge into their understanding of disclaimers and terms of an agreement. A brief look into the practice of sexting will follow. [...] The students will develop an Awareness Campaign for their peers endorsing their personal viewpoint of social networking, peer pressure and today’s youth. Draft version available: Download
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Learning Activities and Kits available off-site
Media Smarts "Find a lesson" page: Go to site
Rights, Respect, Responsibility Lesson Plans overviews: Go to site
Teaching Sexual Health Lesson Plans: Go to site
Teacher's Sex-Ed Toolkit Lesson Plans: Go to site
Sexual Health Network of Quebec "Teachers-toolbox" Kits: Go to site
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Featured Student Websites
Sext | ed site for Montreal, now including a hotline! Go to site
Sex Etc. Go to site
Stay Teen Go to site
Scarleteen - Sex Ed for the Real World Go to site
TeensHealth--For Teens Go to site
Youth Health at Government of Canada Go to site
Do Something Go to site (Various campaigns available: examples here)
Teen Health Source (by PPT Ontario) Go to site
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Sexual Education Resources for Parents
Parents Guides: Transformations, Butterflies, Passions...
This guide offers parents tools to help their children think about adolescent sexuality and thus have more fruitful discussions with them. Go to site
Featured videos
A few videos that have been suggested by consultants
These videos were featured on the front page and are stored here as well:
See also MEQ (formerly MEES) document section below, and contact your Complimentary services department for access to MEES lesson suggestions aligned with their Content Respecting students’ development
MEQ and MES (formerly MEES) Documents
Ministère de l’Éducation du Quebec (MES) et Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur (MES) useful links:
Sexuality Education main site: Go to site
See also specific sections:
Content Respecting students’ development
Kindergarten for 5-year-olds
Elementary
Secondary
And most importantly, scan down to the bottom of the page and view their Documents section which includes items like:
Detailed content in sexuality education - Kindergarten & Elementary (2.8 MB) |
Detailed content in sexualilty education - Secondary (2.7 MB) |
Summary table (3.2 MB) |
Note: To access the documents required to prepare the learning content in sexuality education (pedagogical frameworks), members of the school team should consult the sexuality education support staff of their school board or private educational institution.
Other MEQ MES publications, Etc.
Note, some of these publications may be out of date and not in line with the current program directions above.
Sex Education in the Context of Educational Reform
Available from Complementary Services at MELS
Version française: Download English version: Download
Sex Education in Schools: Yes, But How? (Mais comment!?)
A guide and topics list for teachers.
Version française: Download English version: Download
Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
Guidelines developed by professionals in various areas of sexual health: education, public health, women’s issues, health promotion, medicine, nursing, social work, and psychology
Guidelines in English: Download Guidelines in French: Download
Sexuality Education -- Contacts, Social Media and Updates
Paul Rombough
My main dossiers at LEARN include:
Social Sciences
Ethics and Religious Culture
Physical Education and Health
Education for Reconciliation
Sexuality Education
Some Twitter folks worth following
Paul Rombough @paulrombo
LEARN Pedagogical Services
Marie-Soleil Carroll @soleil__marie
Service national du RÉCIT - Éducation à la sexualité
Marie-Eve Claude @MEveClaude
Assistant Dir. Student Services @LBPSB
Planned Parenthood @PPofTO
Scarleteen @Scarleteen
Sex, Etc. @Sexetc
Stay Teen @StayTeen