2025 Teens Dream- Quality Education Birds, Bees, Soil and Trees

Hi, I’m Bec and I’m concerned about the increasing radicalization of young men across the globe and how this will reflect upon women and the LGBTQ+ community in the future. It is my dream for people across the globe to treat all genders and sexualities with respect and kindness, and to end the sexual exploitation of women and realize how the average young man contributes to that exploitation and reverse that brainwashing. I propose that we add a sex positive education curriculum to every health class in elementary, middle and high school. This goal aligns with SDG Goal #5 – Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.

Bracketed section is on the screen while this is being said verbally: More and more women and children are being sexually abused every year, and comprehensive sexual education is proven to reduce child sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy, as well as equip children with the proper values, attitudes and ideas to not only protect themselves, but develop safe and healthy sexual bonds with people.

And as of August 2020, only 29 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education be taught at all.

My program, Bird Bees, Soil & Trees would have workshops covering basic sexual health, like 1. anatomy of the human body , 2. basic consent/boundaries , 3. modeling and discussing healthy relationship dynamics/gender roles  and 4. sexually transmitted diseases. The presentation of the topics would increase in complexity as the students get into higher grades, presenting more abstract topics to middle and highschoolers, but bending to match the grade level. Birds Bees, Soil & Trees will involve in-school mandatory workshops as well as out of school counseling for those who need it, to cultivate a safe and nurturing environment for students not only in the U.S., but across the globe.