Sexuality Education Parent Notification

Dear parents and guardians of Da Vincians,

Da Vinci Schools acknowledge that parents/guardians are the primary sexuality educators for their child/children and we are committed to partnering with you to provide supplementary resources to support you in this role. 

California requires school districts to provide students with integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education at least once in middle school and once in high school.

Da Vinci Schools has adopted the Teen Talk curriculum which includes the below core components:

  • Covers topics of sexual and reproductive anatomy, conception and fetal development, birth control, pregnancy options, STIs and HIV, gender and sexual orientation, media analysis, relationships, sexual crimes, consent, communication and decision-making
  • Establishes a foundation for understanding sexual health and common language for communicating respectfully.
  • Helps students identify resources (e.g., parents/trusted adults, school personnel, healthcare providers)
  • Encourages communication with parents/trusted adults, including an interview assignment
  • Uses gender inclusive language

More info on the curriculum used can be found here: 

 https://www.health-connected.org/

Health Connected | Sex ed starts here. Bay Area-based comprehensive sexual health education programs for youth, parents, and education professionals.

www.health-connected.org

We are pleased to inform you that your child will have the opportunity to participate in the Teen Talk High School curriculum (Part 1) on one asynchronous day (for all students) Wednesday May 11th 11am-12:15pm, and their Advisory class (Part 2) on either Thursday May 12th or Friday May 13th- depending on their cohort. 

**Parents/guardians have the option of excluding their child from sexuality education instruction. If you do not want your child to participate in comprehensive sexual health/HIV prevention education, please do so in writing before May 11th th to the principal Marc Pioch at mpioch@davincischools.org; Students who are excused do not have to log into Dr. Green’s zoom webinar link either day.**

The zoom link for the sessions all days is: https://zoom.us/j/96333846044

Questions can be directed to the School Nurse, Emily Green at egreen@davincischools.org