By TBHS | Posted: Wednesday May 15, 2019
The YMCA will be taking the Year 9 and 10 Classes for the Mates and Dates Programme. This will be run alongside the Physical Education and Health programme starting at the end of May.
An overview of the programme is below:
Mates and Dates is a healthy relationship programme that is funded by ACC and applies to everyone, whether they are in a relationship or not, because it covers all kinds of relationships such as friendships and relationships with whanau.
The activities in the programme can help students to think about relationships they already have, and about dating relationships they might have in the future.
The programme is run over a 5 week period and has been designed to teach young people essential skills in having healthy relationships and preventing sexual and dating violence.
The programme taught at each year will be appropriate for that age group. The programme is not a sex education programme, but it will include materials and discussion about sexual and relationship violence, consent, dating, relationships, pornography and other related subject matters.
Working with young people is one of the most effective ways of preventing sexual violence. It equips them with relationship skills and behaviours they can carry with them throughout their lives.
Grant McFarlane
HOD Physical Education & Health
