Dear Educator,

Why should you choose ESTEEM as your sex education curriculum? Teens that “wait” stay in school longer, and ESTEEM has been proven effective in helping teens understand the impact of their choices!
Sex tends to cut education short. Studies show that sexually active teens — whose numbers grow by 7,000 a day — are more likely to drop out of high school and quit college than are teens who abstain from sexual activity. Teaching abstinence in schools, proponents say, counters not only lower academic achievement but greater risks of depression and disease.1, 2
The curriculum was designed with help from the Virginity Rules leadership students, dedicated abstinence facilitators, classroom teachers and parents. FACTS:

One in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease (STD).3

Research shows that teen sex can deflate self-esteem, erode optimism, and spoil the quality of intimate relationships.4

Sixty-six percent of teens who have had sex wish they had waited longer.5

 ESTEEM is a peer-reviewed6 curriculum which teaches the same core topics throughout all four grades/levels while appropriately increasing the maturity level of the content each year.
Topics include:

Goal setting for improved academic outcomes

How media and cultural influences impact self-esteem, character development and sexuality

Explanation of the major sexually transmitted diseases

The true cost teen pregnancy

Legal consequences of having underage sex

Importance of fatherhood to a child

Friendships and dating relationships- what is healthy and what is not

Creating clear boundaries and priorities

The importance and benefits of marriage

Reviewing goals and planning for the future

The ESTEEM curriculum includes 10 lessons which can be delivered in 45 min - 1hr segments.
Each student receives their own workbook which they use as a personal journal and which becomes an incredible resource they can take home after the course.
Teachers are trained in a fun, and interactive 6 hour certification training.
For more information, to order curriculum, or to schedule a facilitator training call 903.758.2762, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sincerely,

Tonya Waite