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It’s All One Curriculum
It’s All One Curriculum offers content on almost any topic you might want to include in teaching young people about gender, sexual health, HIV, sexuality, relationships, communication, intimate-partner violence, puberty, reproduction, contraception, abortion, or advocating for their own rights. It is intentionally comprehensive, so that you can select the content and activities that meet your needs. It’s All One Curriculum is not simply comprehensive, however. It takes an integrated approach to these topics. Research shows that young people’s social context, individual factors, and health outcomes are profoundly interconnected. Hence, this resource helps you think about and teach about a range of related topics — as one curriculum. Importantly, It’s All One Curriculum also brings a critical thinking approach to the learning process — thereby strengthening education overall. Moreover, it helps countries respond to the Millennium Development Goals. In all these ways, it brings a fresh and practical approach to educating young people in a diverse and rapidly changing world. It’s All One Curriculum has seven key features, described on the opposite page. These features are based on the strategies and priorities established by a number of global health and education agencies, including the United Nations General Assembly,1 UNAIDS,2 the World Health Organization,3 UNESCO,4 and the World Association for Sexual Health.5 It’s All One Curriculum was developed by an international group of experts to ensure that its perspective is relevant for educating young people globall
