School-based primary school sexuality education for migrant children in Beijing, China

Abstract

In May 2007, Beijing Normal University launched a programme of school-based sexuality education for migrant children in Xingzhi Primary School in Beijing. Over the past seven years, the project team has developed a school-based sexuality education curriculum using the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education published by UNESCO. The team has developed 12 volumes of textbooks for grades 1–6; trained teachers to deliver sexuality education using participatory teaching methods; and involved parents in the sexuality education process. The first group of migrant students to receive the full 6 years of sexuality education graduated in June 2013. Sexuality education in schools is gaining increasing attention and help from many sectors of Chinese society.

Keywords::

• sexuality education
• primary school
• China
• migrant children
• International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education

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Funding

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Ford Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).