Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Resource Guide for ...

Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Resource Guide for Teachers

Lower Division

Health and Family Life Education: Empowering Children and adolescents in Belize with the knowledge

and skills for Health Living, July 2006

Adapted from HFLE Draft Teacher Training Manual, June 2006

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Health and Family Life Education Resource Guide for Teachers

~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~

Purpose of the Resource Guide ................................................................................. Section 1

Overview of Health and Family Life Education .................................................... Section 2 ? HFLE Background ? Why HFLE? ? What is HFLE? ? Ethical Guidelines for the delivery of HFLE

Overview of the New HFLE Curriculum ................................................... ....................Section 3 ? Self and Interpersonal Relationship ? Sexuality and Sexual Health ? Managing the Environment ? Eating and Fitness

The HFLE Approach ................................................................................................... Section 4 ? Creating a positive HFLE Classroom environment ? The Life Skills Approach to HFLE ? Interactive Teaching Methodologies ? HFLE Assessment Methods

HFLE Lesson Planning.................................................................................................. Section 5

? Sample Lesson Plans for Self and Interpersonal Relationships ? Sample Lesson Plans for Sexuality and Sexual Health

Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................................Section 6

Health and Family Life Education: Empowering Children and adolescents in Belize with the knowledge

and skills for Health Living, July 2006

Adapted from HFLE Draft Teacher Training Manual, June 2006

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"Society expects schools to assist in the education of children and youth in such ways as to prepare them to assume and practise responsible and positive roles in all aspects of personal, family, and community living. This is also a prerequisite for national and regional development. Because many of the problems affecting students impact negatively on learning, it is incumbent upon schools to go beyond their traditional boundaries to meet the challenge. The time has come for vigorous, coordinated and sustained effort to support the implementation and strengthening of HFLE in Belize."

Health and Family Life Education: Empowering Children and adolescents in Belize with the knowledge

and skills for Health Living, July 2006

Adapted from HFLE Draft Teacher Training Manual, June 2006

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Section One:

PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE

Health and Family Life Education: Empowering Children and adolescents in Belize with the knowledge

and skills for Health Living, July 2006

Adapted from HFLE Draft Teacher Training Manual, June 2006

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Purpose of this Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide teachers with materials and resources to implement the Health and Family Life Education Curriculum. This guide builds on the foundation of the Regional Curriculum Framework for HLFE, which sets out the HFLE philosophy and standards for teaching and identifies the desired knowledge, skills and behavioral outcomes for students. Unit themes and the content of lessons are responsive to the many health and social challenges in the region, including HIV/AIDS, violence and substance abuse. The Guide thus provides schools and teachers with a concrete tool for HFLE implementation. Through the implementation of HFLE lessons in diverse school settings and communities, the goal is to have a positive impact on student health, which in turn, relates to school attendance and learning.

Drawing upon lessons learned and needs expressed by teachers over the past few years, the contents of this manual include the following:

1) Background resources and information for teachers on HFLE, Life Skills Education and Interactive Teaching Methods, including developmental tasks of children and adolescents, behavioural theory supporting life skills education, and information for setting ground rules and a respectful classroom atmosphere

2) A comprehensive overview of the revised HFLE Curriculum

3) Sample Lesson Plans for HFLE

4) A list of resource persons/organizations for HFLE

Health and Family Life Education: Empowering Children and adolescents in Belize with the knowledge

and skills for Health Living, July 2006

Adapted from HFLE Draft Teacher Training Manual, June 2006

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