The California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) represents a significant step forward in comprehensive sexual health education, ensuring that California students receive accurate, inclusive, and relevant information.
This workshop is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively implement CHYA requirements and related legislation in their classrooms.
Key Takeaways:
- Teaching sensitive topics with confidence
- Answering challenging student questions
- Creating safe, inclusive classroom climates
- Trauma-informed instructional strategies
- Reproductive justice and keeping personal values separate from instruction
- Updates on human trafficking prevention, menstrual health, and related laws
- Modeling and discussion of key activities
- Time to collaborate with colleagues, review curriculum, and plan together
Schedule:
- Day 1: Core Skills – interactive learning
- Day 2: Deep Dive – lesson planning, curriculum collaboration (bring your materials!)
