SRA Update

by Sharyll Martin, SRA Director

Year in Review

As we look back to 2016, Sexual Risk Avoidance has had a phenomenal year! We added new schools, additional grade levels in participating school corporations, and ended the year with record breaking student participation!

Currently, SRA is being taught in every public school in Delaware County, as well as private schools and youth organizations. At the end of the 2016 Spring semester, 1,314 students received the Creating Positive Relationships curriculum in their health classes. We finished the 2016 fall semester with a whopping 1,685 students! (That’s an increase of 22% from the previous semester!) Added together, the middle and high school students participating in the SRA program at year-end was a record breaking 2,999 students!

In the Classroom

One of the more challenging, as well as rewarding, aspects of being in the classroom is the opportunity to answer questions. When a young teen knows they can ask anything, they do! "Can a girl die having a baby?" "What if a person is asexual?" "Why do people want to look at porn?" "Should I tell an adult if I know someone who is sexting?" At times, even the instructors are unsure as to how to answer some of the questions, but with the help of the teacher (and occasionally a little research) every question is given an answer. Putting forth this extra effort builds trust and rapport with the students – and when they tell how happy they are that you came to their class, and that they want you to come back the next week – you know you made learning the importance of abstinence fun, and can’t help but feel blessed!

If you would like to learn how to become a sexual risk avoidance instructor and discover this blessing for yourself, please contact me for further information.

WANT TO HELP OUR YOUTH?

Volunteer to be a Sexual Risk Avoidance Instructor and teach our young people about abstinence through our Creating Positive Relationships curriculum. Contact us today!

SHARYLL MARTIN, SRA DIRECTOR

abdirector@firstchoiceforwomen.org

(765)286-6085