About the project

ISEX project brings the issue of sexual education high on the agenda not only of educational institutions, but also of teachers and parents, in an effort to tackle stereotypes and change long-lasting mentalities. ISEX main goal is to build the capacities of teachers and provide them with useful tools promoting sexual education, while directly involving members of the following target groups:

 Secondary school children

Parents and grandparents and their children

Professionals involved in sexual education: teachers, youth workers, experts, civil professionals, coaches, school psychologists

 Institutions such as schools, decision makers, stakeholders in education

Broader public

objectives

Project objectives

Initiate open discussion about sexuality

Shift from problem centred approach to a natural, open and joyful communication on relationships and sexuality

Involve the family and bring together generations (parents, grandparents and youth)

Integration of a youth centred, modern approach of relationship- and sexual-education in schools

Enable teachers and youth workers with means to handle the topic naturally with confidence and with up-to-date knowledge and openness

Raise public attention, emphasize the importance of the topic

Support information flow

iSEX at a glance

  • 1 SEX- Ed curriculum for secondary students
  • 1 toolkit for a 30-hours long SEX-Ed Curriculum with module guide
  • A ‘Book of generations’ online videos including: 3 generation interviews, workshops for parents and grandparents.
  • A 4 day-long pilot teachers´ training in each country for teachers, youth workers, nurses, trainers, school professionals followed by a mentoring program on an online platform helping participants with their adaptation process
  • A 6-months long mentoring program for teachers, youth workers and experts working with young people in the field of Sex Ed
  • Collecting and translating written materials in Sex- Education
  • Collecting educational speeches and videos to share locally (professional materials, Sex- Ed “library”)
  • 1 international project Web page  
  • At least 3 newsletters will be developed throughout the implementation period
  • 3 social media accounts/profiles (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)  
  • A series of testimonial videos
  • Promotional material: posters, leaflets (4.000 in total, 1.000 per partner) and roll-up banners
  • Final Conference (with approx. 36 participants / experts will be invited to participate) – to present the project’s results and position paper to relevant EU institutions and agencies.
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