1. Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
Primer for Parents and Guardians
A teaching resource for school-based orientation
session on CSE
For parents and guardians of
Grade 4 to Grade 6
learners
5. Sex - refers to the biological
characteristics of male or female which
include genitalia, hormones, chromosomes
(X and Y chromosomes).
Gender - refers to the socially constructed
characteristics of women and men - such as
norms, roles, and relationships of and between
groups of women and men. It segregates people
into categories (masculine, feminine).
7. The confusion between sex and gender has
resulted to gender stereotyping (practice
of ascribing to an individual woman or man
specific attributes, characteristics, or roles by
reason only of her/his membership in the social
group of women or men).
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9. • CSE Definition
CSE is a curriculum-based process of teaching
and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical
and social aspects of sexuality
10. • CSE Objectives
Aims to equip children and young people with knowledge, skills,
attitudes and values that will empower to:
• realize their health, wellbeing and dignity;
• develop respectful social and sexual relationships;
• consider how their choices affect their own well-being and that
of others;
• understand and ensure the protection of their rights
throughout their lives
11. • CSE Key Concepts
Human Body & Human Development;
Personhood & Values;
Healthy Relationships;
Sexuality & Sexual Behaviors;
Sexual & Reproductive Health;
Personal Safety, and;
Gender, Culture & Human Rights
13. • Role of teachers
(main implementors of the CSE Curriculum)
Role of health providers
(provide additional information and counselling; referrals to other
services)
Role of parents/guardians and families
(increase parent-to-child communication about sexuality; promotion of
safety and well-being of children/youth)
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28. The goal is to be Gender Sensitive
The learners will have new ways of:
• Seeing - men and women, what they actually do, rather than
relying of assumptions and stereotypes. Recognize the
diversity of different groups of men and women.
• Hearing - actual needs, priorities and perspectives of men
and women
• Counting - the value of women’s work
• Respecting - the full dignity of men and women. Fairness
of treatment for men and women according to their respective
needs.
29. Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
Primer for Parents and Guardians
A teaching resource for school-based orientation
session on CSE
For parents and guardians of
Grade 4 to Grade 6
learners
Editor's Notes
Session Outline:
Pre-exercise: Laundry Listing
Processing/Reflection
Input/Discussion: What is CSE?
Deepening: Picture Analysis
Synthesis
