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Get Real Middle School, second edition, is a comprehensive evidence-based sexuality education curriculum developed by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts that empowers students in grades 6, 7 and 8 to delay sex and protect themselves from pregnancy and STIs. There is also a 1-year, evidence-informed Get Real High School program. This curriculum is available in a Print version or in a Digital version with a subscription term of 1, 2 or 3 years.
The Get Real program:
- Emphasizes social and emotional skills as key components of healthy relationships and responsible decision making.
- Promotes abstinence from sex as a healthy and safe choice and provides a comprehensive understanding of sexual health, sexuality, and protection methods.
- Supports parents and other caring adults as the primary sexuality educators of their children with take-home family activities and access to the Get Real for Parents mobile website.
- Is developmentally appropriate, inclusive of LGBTQ+ youth, trauma-informed, and aligned to the National Health Education Standards using the CDC's Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool.
Visit ETR's Get Real website to learn more about the theory and research behind the program, find out about training, and view lesson overviews and tips for facilitators.
