Phone: 403.854.2099 Ext. 221
Email: becky.viste@hannalearning.com
Hanna Learning Centre, in partnership with J.C. Charyk School, will
be offering WiseGuyz: Healthy Relationship Program. Hanna was
originally chosen by the Centre for Sexuality to be a pilot site in the
provincial scaling of the program for the 2018-2019 school year.
After two successful years, Hanna Learning Centre is pleased to
again be offering the program to Grade 9 men in our community.
WiseGuyz provides important healthy relationship education based
on an evidence-informed, research supported curriculum. The
program runs once a week during school time from October 2020 to
May 2021. In this voluntarily program, students will learn about and
reflect on:
- Physical health, hygiene and anatomy
- Pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention
- Healthy relationships and decision making
- Peer bonding
- Conflict resolution and communication
- Emotions and stress management
- Gender and sexual diversity
- Media literacy
- Human rights and personal values
- Community resources and supports
- WiseGuyz graduates expressed that they are better able to engage in healthy relationships and feel more comfortable making social connections and coping with negative emotions.
- Wiseguyz participants demonstrated significant improvements in homophobic attitudes, social expectations around what it means to be a guy, and attitudes about their own sexual health knowledge and abilities.
- Recent data suggests the program improves mental health and friendship quality.
Becky Viste
Hanna Learning Centre
403.854.2099 Ext. 221
Brenda Karg, RSW
Family Resource Program
403.854.4874
