Community Sex Ed: Spring 2025 Session

Looking for a place to help your kid navigate the physical, social, and emotional changes of middle school? Say less.

Talk More is excited to host a 6-session community-based sex ed course for middle school aged youth of all genders. Each 2-hour session will feature time to build community, an overview of some important content knowledge, and a safe space for discussion, reflection, and asking questions. Each session, and our expert team of facilitators is introduced below.

What makes this course extra-special is integrating families into the process. A parent or other trusted adult will be invited to join for a portion of the 1st session and the entirety of the last session, and youth will take home information and resources to share with you each week. The data is clear that when teens talk with their trusted adults about sexuality, they have stronger health outcomes.

The sex ed course will be held each Sunday afternoon at the dates below at Blue House Wellness. They are located at: 610 Kentucky Street, Scottdale, GA 30079

Have questions? We imagine so. Reach out at lauren@talk-more.org or via our Contact Us page at any time to let us know what’s on your mind.

(And don’t worry teens, we’ll have snacks.)

$100 per participant

*Talk More is committed to equitable pricing to ensure everyone has access to learn. Please let us know if this price point isn’t feasible for you.

February 23rd: Building Community and Identity

The first session will be an introduction to the class. Youth will have a chance to get to know each other, set expectations for interaction in the class, and practice respectful discussions even when they may disagree. Families will be invited to join for the first 20 minutes of the class.

March 2nd: Navigating Relationships

The second session will focus on the changing nature of relationships, including both friendships and romantic relationships. Youth will learn which types of behaviors are red flags, and explore how they can embody being a “green flag” themselves.

March 9th: Preventing Pregnancy and STIs

March 16th: Navigating the Internet (yikes)

March 23rd: Consent and Sexual Assault

March 30th: Talking with Trusted Adults

Sometimes, you’re just curious about the basics. Youth learn foundational information about strategies for preventing STIs and pregnancy, including various types of birth control, where they can find resources in their community, and how they can talk with their trusted adult for guidance and advice. This session prepares youth to stay healthy as they make decisions in their future.

The fourth session explores various ways youth engage in online spaces, and how they can do so respectfully, and how they can reduce risk and remain safe.

Youth will learn what consent means in every instance - from everyday interactions to sexual behaviors. We’ll also talk about when consent isn’t present, which is sexual violence, including what that looks like for teens, and provide resources for how youth can get themselves, or their friends, help.

Parents or other trusted adults will join us for this session to participate in structured, safe conversations with their child related to sexual health and share ways they continue to ask and answer questions together in shame-free ways moving forward.

Meet our Instructors

  • Annika Detweiler (she/her)

    GRADUATE INTERN

    A passionate registered nurse and health educator with a deep commitment to empowering others through healthcare and education. With 5 years of experience in various types of nursing, Annika is now merging clinical expertise with a Master of Public Health Studies to provide comprehensive and impactful sexual health education. When not studying, Annika enjoys outdoor activities like biking, hiking, swimming, exploring new places, and catching up with friends.

  • Lauren Barineau (she/her)

    FOUNDER & LEAD INSTRUCTOR

    Lauren has taught 7th graders in the classroom, and all ages in sexual ed. No seriously, from Kindergarteners to High Schoolers. She holds a Masters of Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist with almost 15 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health. She’s also background checked (just because you can’t be too safe), and she has two kiddos of her own, so she knows how important this work is. Find her writing curriculum content or leading trainings to support adults and kids in having healthy conversations about sexuality.

  • Kaisa Sazama-Framil (they/she)

    GRADUATE INTERN

    Kaisa is a Master of Public Health student in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. With over eight years of experience in early childhood education, development, and enrichment, she believes young people must have the knowledge to make healthy, informed decisions for themselves. She is fully committed to collective liberation rooted in accessible sex education for all communities. Kaisa enjoys hiking, working out, reading, knitting, and thrifting.

Registration in the Workshop Includes:

Six, 2-hour workshops designed for pre-teens

Talk More has designed a course curriculum with youth development and health education foundational principals at the forefront. We will create a safe, inclusive, and curious space for learning.

End of Session Resources

At the end of each course session, participants will bring home a set of discussion questions they can use to talk with you about what they learned during each session.

And finally, Snacks

Talking is just easier with food. Munchies and drinks will be provided during each session.

Resources for Adults

Participants will receive a package of Talk More’s materials designed for parents and other trusted adults, including our 5 Foundations of Talking about Sexuality with Kids: The Journal and our Age 10-12 and Age 13-15 Parent Planners.

If you’re curious about what the curriculum entails, Talk More has utilized resources from the following places:

If you’d like to preview course content prior to registration, please let us know. We’d be happy to talk it through with you.

All participants and their families will be required to sign a consent form to participate in the course.