Alberta Curriculum Learning Outcomes
The WAIT! Let’s Talk workshops promote healthy relationships in a respectful, and non-judgmental environment. Students will examine, discuss, and engage in various topics that encourage critical thinking and decision-making. The presentation learning outcomes align with Alberta Education Health and Wellness curriculum objectives.
Health Relationships - Junior High
Grade 7 Objectives and Outcomes
W-7.10 Identify and examine potential sources of physical/emotional/social support.
R-7.2 Analyze the need for short-term and long-term support for emotional concerns.
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Define support: physical, emotional and social.
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Make list of support people, groups, organizations in their life.
W-7.13 Examine the influences on personal decision making for responsible sexual behaviour.
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Examine how and why teens make decisions: brain development.
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Explore values, media and cultural influences on personal decision making for responsible behaviour and sexual behaviour.
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Define consent and how it is applied to certain types of behaviour especially sexual activity.
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Explore methods of communicating personal needs and ability to say “no” without guilt.
W-7.14 Examine abstinence and decisions to postpone sexual activity as healthy choices
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Define abstinence and sexual abstinence.
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Explore reasons to postpone sexual activity.
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Explore various forms of sexual behaviour in the Line of Progression activity.
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Identify potential consequences risky sexual behaviour.
R-7.3 Identify sources of stress in relationships, and describe positive methods of dealing with such stressors, e.g., change, loss, discrimination, rejection.
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Define peer pressure and how it affects decisions within relationships and social settings.
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Explore human need to belong and accepted and how that applies to friendships and social groups. Examining personal attributes to help deal with different social situations, settings and groups.
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Strategies: hang out with like-minded people, school clubs, sports, volunteering. Reaching out to others. Standing firm with values, beliefs, cultural traditions to build self-esteem.
R-7.5 Examine the characteristics of healthy relationships, and develop strategies to build and enhance them, e.g., peer, friendships, romantic.
R-7.6 Explore and evaluate the impact of media violence on relationships.
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Identify qualities of healthy relationships: friendships, family members, coworkers.
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Identify strategies to maintain healthy relationships: ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOURS
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Identify media sources that portray violence within relationships.
Grade 8 Objectives and Outcomes
W-8.1 Examine the relationship between choices and resulting consequences.
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Exploring how teens make decisions; “every choice/decision has a price”.
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Discuss what their influences decisions.
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Explore decision-making process: STOP: state issue, talk about your needs/feelings, identify options; pick best option.
W-8.10 Develop strategies to effectively access health information and health services in the community, e.g., health hotline, family doctor, public health unit
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Formulate list of resources: personal, school, community
W-8.12 Identify and describe the responsibilities and consequences associated with involvement in a sexual relationship.
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Identify reasons to postpone sexual relationships and influencing factors to be sexually active.
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Explore physical and emotional possible consequences associated with sexual relationship:
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Line of progression, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, attachment
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Learning how to be responsible with online activity; exploring possible negative effects of sexting and pornography.
W-8.13 Describe symptoms, effects, treatments and prevention for common sexually transmitted diseases.
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Identify STI fact sheet; T/F quiz of infections.
R-8.5 Develop strategies for maintaining healthy relationships.
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WHO list identifies characteristics of people to be in relationship with.
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Identify ways to maintain healthy relationships: good communications, respecting each other’s values, boundaries; autonomy; goal setting.
R-8.6 Describe and provide examples of ethical behaviour in relationships, e.g., integrity.
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Define ethical behaviours and how they apply to relationships: friendships, working, dating, family.
Grade 9 Objectives and Outcomes
W-9.10 Assess the quality and reliability of health information provided by different sources, e.g., on the Internet.
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Formulate and assess reliability of personal, school, community resources for health information.
W-9.12 Determine “safer” sex practices, e.g., communicate with partner, maintain abstinence, limit partners, access/use condoms/contraceptives properly.
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Examine physical, emotional possible risks of sexual activity through line of progression sexual activity.
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Discuss difference between safe & safer sex.
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Discuss appropriate consent.
W-9.13 Identify and describe the responsibilities and resources associated with pregnancy and parenting.
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Identify resources for pregnant teens.
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Describe realities of teen pregnancy: physical, emotional, social
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Describe realities of teen parenting: emotional, social, relational; setting goals, getting help.
W-9.14 Develop strategies that address factors to prevent or reduce sexual risk; abstain from drugs and alcohol, date in groups, use assertive behaviour.
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Describe safe dating strategies: group dating, boundaries, communication, what to do on a date.
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Identify WHAT list: goal setting, identify factors that influence attaining WHAT list.
R-9.5 Describe and analyze factors that contribute to the development of unhealthy relationships and develop strategies to deal with unhealthy relationships.
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Identify elements of healthy and unhealthy relationships
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“WHO” list characteristics of person to befriend or date.
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Identify strategies to deal with unhealthy relationships.
R-9.6 Model integrity and honesty in accordance with ethical principles, e.g., develop strategies to behave in an ethical manner.
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Define and describe ethical behaviour and integrity in how it relates to relationships: in person, online.
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Give examples of ethical behaviour within relationships
Health Relationships - Senior High
CALM Learning Objectives
P10. Examine various attitudes, values, and behaviours for developing meaningful interpersonal relationships.
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Identify positive elements of relationships, i.e., trust, integrity, respect, responsibility.
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Describe how roles and role expectations change with age, growth, and changes in life.
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Identify strategies for dealing with significant change and loss in a relationship.
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Develop strategies for identifying unhealthy relationships.
WAIT! Presentation Topic
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Explore healthy dating relationships, dating progression activity.
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Identify ideal qualities of a friend and a romantic partner.
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Examine communication skills within relationships.
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Identify healthy boundaries within relationships.
P11. Examine the relationship between commitment and intimacy at all its levels.
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Identify expectations and commitments in various relationships.
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Examine a range of behaviours for handling sexual involvement.
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Describe how personal values play a role in relationships.
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Explain the role of trust and ways to establish trust in a relationship.
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Develop strategies for dealing with jealousy.
WAIT! Presentation Topics
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Discussing challenges of teen romantic relationships
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Examine cultural and personal influences on relationships.
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Examine critical thinking and decision-making within interpersonal relationships.
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Compare healthy and unhealthy relationship qualities.
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Discuss how engaging in risky behaviours like pornography and sexting can affect relationships.
P12. Examine aspects of healthy sexuality and responsible sexual behaviour
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Assess the consequences of being sexually active explain the ongoing responsibility for being sexually healthy.
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Describe sexually healthy actions and choices for one’s body, including abstinence.
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Analyze strategies for choosing responsible and respectful sexual expression.
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Describe the ways in which personal values influence choices.
WAIT! Presentation Topics
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Defining sexual consent: what it looks and sounds like.
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Examining physical intimacy and the importance of communicating boundaries.
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Reviewing emotional intimacy within a romantic relationship.
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Discussing potential consequences of sexual activity.
P14. Evaluate resources and support systems for each dimension of health and well-being for self and others.
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examine support systems for assessing and maintaining health and well-being.
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identify support systems and resources for unhealthy relationships and strategies for contacting/using them.
WAIT! Presentation Topics
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Identify trusting adults in your life to confide in.
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Identify community resources to assist in time of need.
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