Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Teacher Training Manual

The purpose of this manual is to provide regional coordinators with materials and resources to conduct in-country teacher-training on two unit themes in the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Common Curriculum: Self and Interpersonal Relationships and Sexuality and Sexual Health. Lessons for the Common Curriculum were developed through a participatory process with HFLE Coordinators, teachers, and others. They build on the foundation of the Regional Curriculum Framework, which sets out the HFLE philosophy and standards for teaching and identifies the desired knowledge, skills and behavioral outcomes for students. Unit themes and the content of lessons are responsive to the many health and social challenges in the region, including HIV/AIDS, violence and substance abuse. The Common Curriculum thus provides schools and teachers with a concrete set of lessons that are consistent with and flesh out the Regional Framework. Through the implementation of these lessons in diverse school settings and countries, the goal is to have a positive impact on student health, which in turn, relates to school attendance and learning.