About

For 14 - 16 year olds, centering Queer and Questioning youth, with all 14 - 16 year old teens welcome. If you’ve had sex ed in school, let-go of what that was like, because this is nothing like that. Nothing. Queer-led, queer-centered sex-ed is amazing.

Students lead our learning. Each week we’ll learn through conversation. We’ll focus on topics related to living whole and strong in our private and social worlds, including bodies alone and with another/others; consensual and non-consensual relationships; everything about whole sexuality; how to listen to one’s inner voice; the importance of rest, how our bodies let us know what’s true and not true; how to think about and talk about the choices we make and don’t make; safe sources for continued learning outside class; where to go for good healthcare, including STI testing, abortion, birth control, etc, and how to talk openly with healthcare practitioners; how to communicate with peers and parents; the complex world of social media; and all other topics of interest to the students.

We’ll likely have guests come in to lead on stuff like binding and hormones; what happens - for all bodies - in a pelvic exam; abortion and birth control (yes these are issues for lgbtq folks); how to report sexual violence; options for acquiring necessary info besides porn (and we’ll talk about porn); etc.

The conversation around our zoom table is steady and safe, protected, inclusive, and welcoming. Students often build strong friendships, so there’s that. And teachers often are available to students outside of class, for guidance about stuff that comes up.

Note: We understand it can be hard for students to step into this class, and encourage parents to suggest their teens try this class out for 3 sessions. We’ve yet to meet a student that hasn’t wanted to continue after the 3rd class.

Teachers

Isa Coffey joins us from WiseBodies home base in Kingston, New York. Cool guest teachers will join.

Dates & Time

This year we’ll meet on Zoom, so if you live at a distance, it will be easy to be with us! An unexpected gift of COVID-19.

Spring Semester 2022
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
We'll meet for nine weeks on Mondays:
April 4th - May 30th, including holidays,
4:30 - 6:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time, US

Registration + Cost

$350 - $650 per semester
Sliding Scale; Partial scholarships available depending on enrollment, priority given to LGBTQ + Black, Indigenous and People of the Global Majority. Payment plans available.

Please email wisebodies@wisebodies.org for more info.