Girl's Best Friend Foundation (GBF) strongly encourages its grantees and other girl-centered programs to provide of sex education in some form to the girls that they work with. Exploring and trying to understand human sexuality is a normal part of human development. However, many educators and parents fail to communicate at all or effectively to all youth about sex. Girls' programs can combat the ignorance, misinformation, sexism, racism, heterosexism and ablelism with thoughtful sexuality education that affirms natural development. In a way, just doing girls programming is part of quality sexuality education -- girls' programs foster self-empowerment and confidence, important skills for a young woman who is faced with outside pressures about her own sex life. But GBF also wants to provide resources and connections so that GBF's grantees can go beyond self-esteem to building girls' much needed knowledge and critical thinking skills.
Sexuality Education Facilitator Tips and Lesson Plans
Activities and Games
Sex Education Information Sites for Teens
Great Books to Have on Hand
Guide to Sexuality Resources in the Chicago Area