It’s a group dedicated to helping empower youth through social and emotional learning (SEL) and sexuality education programs.
That’s got to be a little relieving for LGBTQ students in at least 6 Bay Area schools. Latest reports say only half of LGBTQ students felt that school was a safe place and that none of them –– as in zero –– felt respected by their peers.
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With a specific focus on serving low-income students who wouldn’t normally have access to this type of education, the WHP aims to make their mentorship available to as many students as possible.
Discussions cover gender identity, radical self-love, sex ed, how to be a good ally/friend/human, and a lot more. It’s an effort to guide students in cultivating completeness in “the heart, the mind, the social, and the emotional.”
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“Teenagers across the country crave authentic conversations about identity, sexuality, and boundaries. [They] want to know that what they are feeling and thinking is normal. They want to be accepted. They want community,” says a rep from WHP.
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And they’re already seeing results! Academics have improved 10%, bullying and harassment are down 15%. Next year they’re expanding access to 1,000 students. With any luck –– and a lotta work –– social & emotional learning may just take its rightful spot at the top of curriculums in schools everywhere.
If you liked this post you’ll probably be stoked to read about this school where kids meditate instead of going to detention.
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