Old Enough to Know Stuff

Next cohort starts Spring 2024

Get the sex ed your emerging teen actually needs with the signature online education program:
Old Enough to Know Stuff

Through live-taught lessons focused on practical skill-building, your kid will prepare to navigate the teen years with confidence & ease.

OEKS is the online sex ed program that prepares your kid to navigate the transition from child to teenager with confidence.

Cohorts meet online weekly to learn about social, emotional, & sexual health. Students have the opportunity to learn anonymously, interact with the material & the teacher, & ask all the questions we have time for.

    • 6-8 week program

    • Weekly 90-minute live classes

    • 2 weeks parent content

    • 4 weeks student content

    • Optional add-on Q&A and/or facilitated family conversation

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    • Meet the Teacher

    • Addressing Shame

    • All About Identity

    • Practical Puberty Skills

    • Dating 101

    • Internet Ready

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The OEKS program runs on an intermittent basis once enough people have joined the interest list to form a cohort. Please sign up if you are interested, it is non-committal.

More About OEKS

Old Enough to Know Stuff is an online education program based on my Social, Emotional, & Sexual Health (SESH) school-based curriculum. This program helps families navigate the teenage transition and build skills in the topic areas.

    • Brush up on current sexuality education standards & content

    • Alleviate residual shame & embarrassment from their own sex ed experience

    • Feel more confident & calm talking to their kids about sexuality

    • Understand better what to expect during the transition from child to teenager

    • Learn applicable skills relevant to becoming a teenager

    • Feel included & affirmed in their identity

    • Get answers to burning questions

    • Feel safe in an anonymous learning environment while still connecting with others

    • Become prepared and informed for what’s ahead in the teen years

By learning together about adolescent sexuality, families can tackle the teen years with confidence.

What Do Students Learn in Class?

  • "What to do if there’s a creepy person talking to you online and how to report them."

    — 7th Grade Online Safety Student

  • "How to have sex but not a baby."

    — 6th Grade Preventing Pregnancy Student

  • "What to do when you are having a panic attack. That having mental health problems is common and it doesn’t make you a bad person."

    — 8th Grade Mental Health Student

  • "Well, I had no idea that there were so many birth control methods! I liked that the slides included information about how, where, and when to get it and the efficiency rate. That was helpful."

    — 6th Grade Preventing Pregnancy Student

  • "That it matters what you think of yourself and it’s okay to share your feelings and who you are."

    — 5th Grade Identity & Inclusion Student

What Do Students Think About Online Sex Ed?

  • "It’s nice to be in an environment that you’re comfortable in and the absolute anonymity was nice."

    — 7th Grader

  • "I like it because if you have a question you can ask it right then and there without feeling embarrassed"

    — 8th Grader

  • "I feel more like I am in a safe environment because I can’t see other people’s faces and no one can hear me laugh."

    — 5Th Grader

  • "It’s anonymous and makes people more comfortable about asking questions."

    — 6th Grader

  • "I like it better than the classroom because it is anonymous and makes it less awkward to ask questions. And because it allows me to learn about it from home without having to be in an in-person school environment, especially because some topics can be uncomfortable with peers."

    — 8th Grader

Students Being Sweeties

  • "This class was very helpful to me and I was able to learn a lot. I really like the format because it is anonymous and it is easier to ask questions and not get embarrassed."

    — 7th Grader

  • "Clarissa is the best teacher for SESH that I’ve had."

    — 8th Grader

  • "It wasn’t that bad after all."

    — 6th Grader

  • "I think Ms. Herman is a really good teacher and she teaches actually resourceful things."

    — 8th Grader

  • "The teacher was very helpful, she did a good job at explaining things and I am grateful that she taught us."

    — 8th Grader