Time
Friday July 22, 5-9 p.m. (evening meal break)
Saturday July 23, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (morning and afternoon breaks and an hour for lunch)
If you cannot make the July training, another training is scheduled for Sept. 29-30. Registration buttons for both courses below.
Cost
It is important that responsible, inclusive sex ed is accessible to everyone, so we have a tiered tuition structure. If your organization truly cannot cover full tuition, that's cool. Please sign up anyhow.
Stellar Sex Ed is appropriate for high school youth and adults of all ages. Facilitator training will cover curriculum content as well as facilitation best practices. Electronic access to the curriculum for each organization whose trainees effectively complete the course is included in the tuition.
Tier One: No cost, same great program
Tier Two: $45 (covers some of the cost)
Tier Three: $90 (covers a little more than half the cost)
Tier Four: $150 (completely covers the cost)
Place
Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church; 136 Bob Jobe Rd; Gray (Johnson City) TN 37615
HVUUC intentionally welcomes people of all colors, genders, orientations, and faith traditions
Food
Snacks, coffee, tea, and water will be provided.
Participants should bring their own supper (Friday) and lunch (Saturday) or plan to drive to Phil's Dream Pit (5 minutes) or Gray or Colonial Heights (10-15 minutes) during the meal breaks.
The Program
Stellar Sex Ed engages participants in an expansive exploration of their inner and outer space. It fundamentally changes the way we facilitate sexuality education. Free of judgment, Stellar Sex Ed dismantles stigma and invites honest, compassionate curiosity about bodies, identities, and relationships.
This facilitator training will share how and why the curriculum developed as well as strategies for guiding a well-rounded exploration of whole people, especially when cultural norms might challenge scientific and psychological reality.
Stellar Sex Ed is intentionally trauma informed, antioppressive, and accessible to people with various learning styles and abilities. In addition, Stellar Sex Ed facilitator training can help facilitators of any curriculum, even in strictly regulated Tennessee public schools, create a more trauma-informed, inclusive experience for students.
Learn how to engage participants' imagination and encourage exploration and curiosity more actively.
Find out what curriculum, facilitator, and administration characteristics enhance racial equity in sex ed--and why that is important.
Learn to think about human inner and outer space from new perspectives, free from shame and fear tactics.
RISE recommends at least two facilitators work together on any workshop or class, so if your organization is considering sending one facilitator trainee, please consider sending two or collaborating with another organization. Let us know at RISE if you might need cofacilitators—we love collaborating!
Optional add-on
"Accessible Sex Ed" is designed for educators who want to make their sexuality education programs more accessible to people with a variety of disabilities, particularly autistic people and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Friday Sept. 30 from 1-5 p.m.