Teen STAR (Sexuality Teaching in the context of Adult Responsibility) is a developmental curriculum which uses learning one's fertility pattern to teach responsible decision-making and communication skills in the area of sexual behaviour. It is also gauged to enhance teens' self-understanding and self-esteem.

A participant of the Teen Star programme will learn

• to identify how they feel


• to identify how they feel about growing into womanhood


• to understand their fertility


• explore the physical


• emotional


• intellectual and


• spiritual aspects of fertility


• the most effective and least expensive method of avoiding teen pregnancy and STD's


• maintaining, or facilitating a return to, abstinent behavior


• male and female anatomy and physiology will be taught

How to participate:

Pre-requisites
1. Parental consent for minors
2. Voluntary participation

Components
1. Class Work
2. Individual interviews
3. Monitoring of behavioral outcomes by anonymous questionnaires