First-ever Sex Education Workshop in FDIS
FDIS首次举办性教育讲座
Feeling the need to provide timely and balanced guidance to our students with regards to sex, FDIS conducted its first-ever sex education workshop for the Middle School students, Grades 6 to 8. In this day and age when flow of information is faster and more easily accessible than ever before, and when society’s views on sexual mores are constantly changing, the school felt it was imperative that our students should be given appropriate guidance and direction in learning to cope with the many changes—physical, emotional, and social—that accompany the important period of transition that is puberty and adolescence.
复旦附中国际部认为，及时、有效地为学生提供性教育是十分重要的，因此我们为6至8年级的初中生举办了第一次性教育讲座。在这个信息传播快捷、社会对性的看法不断变化的时代，在学生的过渡时期，即青春期，给予学生适当的指导，以适应身体、情感和社会的许多变化是很必要的。
The workshop took place on Friday, March 8th, conducted by a professional lecturer, Ms. Sarah Bilodeau, a drama-therapist from the ELG organization. (In order to provide age-appropriate guidance and counsels for our students, a separate sex education workshop will be held for our high school students on Friday, March 15th.)
讲座于3月8日星期五举行，主讲人是ELG组织的治疗师Sarah Bilodeau女士。为了给高中提供符合他们年龄段的性教育指导，我们将于3月15日星期五为高中生另外举办一场性教育讲座。
The workshop for the middle school students focused on preparing them for the changes of puberty, and also dealt with such related topics as sexuality and relationships, personal rights and responsibilities, risks and harmful behaviors in a relationship, and awareness about portrayals of sex in the media. The workshop was conducted with lectures and interactive activities, including small- and large-group discussions. The 90-minute workshop went by very quickly, with all the students engaged in the lecture and presentation in rapt attention.
初中生的性教育讲座旨在为他们的青春期变化做准备，讲座内容还涉及性别和关系、个人权利和责任、关系中的风险和有害行为以及媒体对性描写的认识等相关主题。讲座分为演讲和互动（包括小组讨论）。90分钟的讲座转眼就结束了，所有的学生都全神贯注地聆听讲座。
Judging from the responses of the students,it was apparent that the workshop proved to be helpful to them and something that was definitely necessary. We hope to have more workshops in the future covering more age-appropriate topics, thereby providing our students with the much needed direction and guidance in the area of sex education, and equipping them better for the many changes that they will be undergoing.
从学生的回应来看，这场讲座显然让他们受益匪浅。我们希望将来还有适合学生这一特殊年龄段的其他讲座，从而为学生提供有关性教育的指导，为他们将要经历的诸多变化做好准备。
