Family Life Curriculum
Overview
Virginia's standards for family life education provide a comprehensive, sequential K-12 curriculum. They include age-appropriate instruction in family living and community relationships, abstinence education, the value of postponing sexual activity, the benefits of adoption as a positive choice in the event of an unwanted pregnancy, human sexuality and human reproduction. Instruction is designed to promote parental involvement, foster positive self concepts and provide mechanisms for coping with peer pressure and the stresses of modern living according to the students' developmental stages and abilities. Parents have the right to review the complete family life curricula, including all supplemental materials used in any family life education program.
View information from Virginia Department of Education on Family Life Curriculum
Curriculum Content by Grade Level
FLE Lesson 1 (Family Life Education) |
FLE Lesson 2 (Family Life Education) |
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4th Grade |
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5th Grade |
Healthy Friendships, Relationships, & Boundaries (SMS) | |
6th Grade |
Recognizing Child Abuse & How to Get Help | |
7th Grade |
Healthy Relationships (SMS - Social Media Safety) | |
8th Grade |
Human Reproduction & Development; Parenting | |
9th Grade |
Healthy Relationships, Consent, and Assertiveness | Dating Violence; Date Rape; Human Trafficking |
10th Grade |
Being a Teen Parent; Importance of Family |