In a classroom of Class 8 and 9 students at Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thycaud, in the city, the ‘ayes’ did not have it. The students had just been asked if they would like to know about sex. Whatever be their secret wish, a good number of the students, especially the younger lot, were vocal about their ‘no.’ The older among them were more upfront though.
And so began the first of two-hour sessions on comprehensive sexuality education for students as part of Project X, a first-of-its kind initiative from the district administration, the General Education department, and the NGO Kanal Innovations for school students in the district.
Since comprehensive sexuality education is about providing accurate, age-appropriate information, Anson P.D. Alexander, director of Kanal, and his team began the class with a discussion on the human brain and its growth and development before moving on to the human body’s development. PowerPoint presentations were used to illustrate their points.
