primary schools

DUBLIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMMES

RELATIONSHIP PROGRAMME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

 
This is a one-day programme presented by trained facilitators to groups of young people in 5th class primary schools.

The aims of the programme are:

• To give clear, correct information about changes that take place at this time of transition at a spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical level.
   
• To encourage healthy Christian relationships.
   
• To help them question what they see around them, and to discern between good and bad choices.
   
• To encourage a good sense of self.
  

The fifth class programme comprises of:

1^st Module:     Deals with growing up and the changes that happen at an emotional, mental and spiritual level.   It looks at the whole person and deals with areas such as friendship/relationship and love.

2^nd Module:    Deals with the physical changes in a manner appropriate to their age group, allowing the children time for questions and discussion.

3^rd Module:    Examines the fears and hopes that young people experience and explores new ways of dealing with these pressures. 

The sixth class programme comprises of:

1^st Module:       Deals with the journey from childhood to adulthood and the changes that take place at a spiritual, mental and emotional level.

2^nd Module:      Helps them to look at the pressures they experience at this time and gives them skills to deal with these pressures.   With the aid of charts the facilitators describe the physical changes that take place in the boys and girls body, how sexual intercourse takes place in a loving committed relationship, i.e. marriage, how a baby is conceived and born.

3^rd Module:       Gives time for reflection on the day and an opportunity to ask questions

We hope, by the end of the day to have left the students with a better awareness and understanding of their own sexuality, thus encouraging a positive attitude to growing up and a greater insight into relationships both now and in the future.

ACCORD Schools Team 
39 Harcourt Street
 Dublin 2

01 4784400