Reflection on HS Sex Education|高中性教育反思

After the Sex Education seminar for Middle School students, FDIS held another session for High School students. What do the students think of this kind of education? Let‘s read the following reflection from one of our high school kids.

继针对初中生的性教育工作坊之后，我校又举办了一场针对高中生的性教育工作坊。学生对于这些教育环节的反响究竟如何？让我们一起来读一读这篇来自高中生的反思。

Reflection on HS Sex Education

高中性教育反思

‘Lust’, a sin that absconded from the notorious Pandora’s box, animals’ most primitive desire, seems to be a forbidden zone for teenagers to ever step in. Yet while our physical body and spiritual mentality mature, proper sex education is a matter of urgency as it enables a true and respectful sexual relationship. Otherwise, it will be an incubator for the seeds of discrimination and misunderstanding throughout our puberty.

“性”，这一从臭名昭著的潘多拉盒子中潜逃出来的罪恶，这一动物最原始的欲望，似乎是青少年永远不该涉足的禁区。然而，当我们的身体和精神状态趋向成熟时，适当的性教育迫在眉睫，因为性教育能导向健康、互相尊重的两性关系。否则，性将成为我们青春期歧视和误解的孵化器。

Engaging with the ideology of sexual liberation as well as a thoughtful purpose of educating the youngsters about a field novel to most of them, Shanghai’s pioneering international school Fudan International School made its first step in a school-wise sex education workshop. Conducted by the ELG organization’s Ms. Sarah Bilodeau, who brings expertise in the field of trauma therapy, the whole activity – which took place on March 15th – turned out to be extraordinary and effective in terms of its overall response.

作为附属于公立学校却极具开创精神的国际学校——复旦附中国际部，以直面两性关系为理念，迈出了学校性教育工作坊的第一步，并培养青少年对全新关系的深入思考。性教育工作坊由ELG组织的Sarah Bilodeau女士主持，活动于3月15日开始，她带来了心理治疗领域的专业知识，在学生群体中反响热烈。

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During Ms. Sarah’s discussion about relationships specifically, the crowd of our fellow students immediately found it resonant. Feeling personally connected to the situation presented, we were more than anxious to find out whether our problematic commonality could be resolved rationally, and indeed the advice she gave was constructive and considerate.

在Sarah Bilodeau女士讨论人际关系的时候，我们的同学们感到感同身受。我们觉得自己与目前的形势息息相关，也非常想知道我们共同存在的问题是否能够得到合理的解决，而她给出的建议极具建设性，也十分周全。

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©Studio MustangsNevertheless, on the other side of the coin, she wasn’t able to share important information on the physical distinctions within two sexes. As mass media has over-exposed us to the colored information of adulthood, what we probably need most is education on physical respect and understanding. Sexual inequalities— in schools especially—are mostly hatched from the misinterpretation of physical sexual differences. Prevailing as these discriminations have been, the instillation of such education, if presented in a rigorous way, should be promoted in such a lecture as well.

然而，她并不能分享关于两性身体差异的资料。如今，大众媒体令我们不得不过多接触某些成人的有色信息，因此我们最需要的可能是对身体的尊重和理解。两性的不平等（尤其是在学校中的不平等），主要是由于对身体性别差异的误解而产生的。由于存在这些歧视，所以在讲座中以严谨、科学的方式进行理念灌输也是十分必要的。

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©Studio MustangsOverall, Fudan International School has taken a monumental step towards the creation of a healthy school environment. I believe more such activities should be proposed, and only through embracing righteous minds can we ever grow up to be mature and independent individuals.

总的来说，复旦附中国际部因此朝着创建健康学校环境的目标又迈出了一大步。我相信未来将会有更多类似的活动，因为只有通过孕育正确的思想，我们才能成长为成熟和独立的个体。

FDIS Tours

FDIS has regular admission inquiry days for prospective students and parents on every Friday. The session details as below:

Elementary School session (G1-5)

Time: 9:30-11:30

The Secondary School session (G6-12)

Time: 1:00-3:00.

During the session, you will have a chance to talk with our admissions officer, to have a tour and see how our students learn in classroom.

Reservation is essential; we accept phone call or email to make a reservation.

Phone number: (8621) 65111292.

Email address: admissions@fdis.net.cn

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