Sexuality Road

We are now approaching the last week or so of sexuality road. We have completed lessons 1-5 and this week (and early next week) we are looking at completing lessons 6-11

Here are the outlines of these last lessons. These will also come home in the Agenda book. 

Lesson 6 – Relationships

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will:

1. Recap desirable qualities in friendships and relationships.

2. Identify types of non-sexual activities to do when with boy/girlfriends.

3. Identify the types of activities that can be engaged in when in a romantic relationship.

4. Discuss the discrimination experienced by people who are same-sex attracted.

5. Increase acceptance of diversity in relationships.

6. Begin to identify ways that we can challenge negative or derogatory terms used as put downs.

7. Explore the difficulties that people experience when in a relationship that others do not support or 

approve of.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

• There are lots of ways to be in romantic relationships, and sexual activity is not compulsory.

• Good friends and good boy/girlfriends have similar qualities.

• We are all unique and different.

• If we feel pressure to do something we are unsure about, it is OK to say ‘NO’ until we are in a position 

to make our own informed decision.

• Difference is positive and should be respected. We learn from those who live differently to ourselves.

• Feeling different and being in a minority can sometimes lead to isolation and low self-esteem and it Is 

important to have a trusted adult you can talk to.

Lesson 7 – Communication and Decision Making

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will: 

1. Identify the types of activities engaged in when in a romantic relationship.

2. Express themselves clearly and confidently when communicating needs and limits.

3. Explore the difficulties that people experience when in a relationship that others do not support or 

approve of.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

• Any kind of pressure is unacceptable.

• If we feel pressure to do something we are unsure about, it is OK to say ‘NO’ until we are in a position 

to make our own informed decision.

• Resisting pressure is not always easy.

• Being true to ourselves is what matters most.

• Difference is positive and should be respected. We learn from those who live differently to ourselves.

Lesson 8 – Communication and Decision Making

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will:

1. Explore the ways in which someone can be influenced.  

2. Discuss what it means to be ‘ready’ and identify individual priorities/preferences.

3. Look forward to the future and realise the importance of setting boundaries when in relationships.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

• Communication can be very complex. It involves more than just words: body language, tone of voice 

and our actions

• If someone goes quiet and withdraws from a situation, they are not comfortable. 

• Feeling ready will be different for everyone – it is important to be clear about what you consider to 

be important in a relationship before you think about being intimate with someone.

• The legal age to have sex in NZ is 16.

Lesson 9 – Reproduction

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will:

1. Discuss pregnancy and the ways it can be prevented.

2. Explore the risks associated with unprotected sexual contact and learn that these risks are 

preventable.

3. Consider the kinds of reasons that someone might not want to have a baby.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

• The legal age of consent in New Zealand is 16.

• People can choose if and when they are ready to have children.

• The most effective way to not have babies is not to have sexual intercourse. Sex is something that 

should take place later in a person’s life, when they are physically and emotionally ready.

• Sexually Transmissible Infections exist and are preventable.

• You don’t have to have sex in a relationship.

Lesson 10 – Where Can I Go?

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will: 

1. Explore some real life situations that could occur in the lives of young people.

2. Build support in the lives of the students and expose them to the agencies and organisations that are 

available to them.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

• It is OK to need support. Everyone needs support at various times in their lives and we all deserve to 

be supported by others.

• It is important to have support people in our lives that we know and trust.

• Sometimes support people need to go to others for help. It is important in this case that the supporter 

asks permission from the person needing support before doing so. (assuming no risk of danger)

• There are many organisations who help and provide confidential support the public.

Lesson 11 – Rounding Up

LESSON CONTENT:

Learners will:

1. Consolidate learning that has occurred during the past unit.  

2. Identify whether there are any gaps in knowledge that need to be revisited.

3. Identify how their recent learning can be applied to life.