Abstract
Early childhood educators are uniquely qualified to provide positive, supportive, age-appropriate sexuality education for the youngest of our children. However, they are often lacking in the knowledge, attitudes, and specific skills required. A mentoring program at The Park School in Brooklandville, Maryland, funded by the school's summer Faculty and Curricular Advancement Program (FACA), was developed to train and enable K-4, K-5, and first-grade teachers to provide health and human sexuality education. Part of a larger initiative dedicated to revising the school's early childhood science curriculum, the project was devised around developmentally-based learning objectives suggested by early childhood science, health, and sexuality experts. The faculty preparation component, designed and implemented by a certified sexuality and family life educator, includes reading, lecture, discussion, personal reflection, skill practice, and ongoing mentoring throughout the school year. Teachers involved report increas...
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