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• To provide meaningful curricular resources of the highest quality to assist teachers in the instruction of young girls' growth and development.

• To provide young girls with direct access to growth and development information and resources.

• To provide parents with tools which create an opportunity for healthy dialogue with their daughters related to issues surrounding growth and development.

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• The main project topics include Puberty, Menstruation, Visiting the Gynecologist, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Control and Pregnancy.

• Schools are encouraged to use one set of tapes for classroom instruction and one set for parent loan.

• There are five print pieces to accompany each of the five videos with ideas for activities, additional resources, tips for success, content overview, and more.

• A parent letter and brochure are also included for home distribution.

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WCET Education & Technology is very proud to present Girl's Health, a project funded by the sponsors of Speaking of Women's Health, 1997. the Girl's Health project was designed and developed by a regional team of educators. It has been created in effort to meet the instructional and curricular needs of teachers, parents and young girls dealing with growth and development issues.

The project is comprised of several elements including videotapes, print materials, information for parents and project Webpages. Each one of the five video tapes and accompanying print material will focus on one of the following five topics. They are Puberty, Menstruation, Visiting the Gynecologist, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Control (including abstinence) and Pregnancy. The project has been designed in segments to meet the varying needs of teachers and students within their respective school districts. It is our hope that teachers use the flexible nature of the project design and structure to pick and choose what is most appropriate for their classroom needs.

As mentioned above, each video tape will be accompanied by print material. The material will serve as a teacher's guide to each segment and will describe the following elements for each video: Main Ideas, Teacher Background, Suggested Activities, Tips for Success and Resources. The Main Idea section can be used for an "at a glance" review of the segment's key points. The Teacher Background area will give a more detailed overview of the content for teachers. In the suggested activities section, teachers will will find a wide range of ideas for use with the video tapes. There will be ideas for independent work, as well as small group and whole class instruction. Tips for Success will be provided to share with teachers the common pitfalls faced when dealing with the given subject matter. Also in this section, strategies will be shared that may be particularly useful. The last section, Resources, will supply a list of diverse resources to assist in planning of instruction. The resources may include print materials, such as books, brochures or other publications, Website addresses, local health agencies, video resources and more.

We realize that all of the information the video and print segments address many not be covered in each classroom. For this reason, we would like to encourage schools to make a second video tape series set available to parents and students for home loan. This will provide parents will the tools to review or discuss these issues with their children at home. A letter explaining this opportunity is available for parents and should have been received with your project kit.

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