Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum
In September 2023, New York City Public Schools released Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum, the first major update to NYC’s HIV curriculum since 2012. This collection contains a Teacher and Administrator Guide, lesson materials for each grade, and family-facing materials. Before beginning the lessons, teachers and administrators should complete the new, 30-minute self-guided HIV Education: Introduction to Requirements and Resources course on WeLearnNYC.
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Included Resources
Complete set of Kindergarten HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent O...
Complete set of Grade 1 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 2 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 3 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 4 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 5 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and K-5 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 6 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (K-6 Parent Notification Letter and 6-8 Parent Overvi...
Complete set of Grade 7 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 6-8 Parent Overv...
Complete set of Grade 8 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 6-8 Parent Overv...
Complete set of Grade 9 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 9-12 Parent Over...
Complete set of Grade 10 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 9-12 Parent Ove...
Complete set of Grade 11 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 9-12 Parent Ove...
Complete set of Grade 12 HIV Lessons, including lesson plans and slide decks, as part of Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum. Before teaching these lessons, educators should review the Teacher and Administrator Guide and send home family notification materials (7-12 Parent Notification Letter and 9-12 Parent Ove...
This collection contains family-facing materials in all 10 NYC Public Schools languages to accompany Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum and support implementation of the required annual HIV lessons for all students in grades K-12. Schools must send each parent/guardian a notification letter and grade-level over...
This document provides teachers and school leaders with essential information about programming and teaching required HIV lessons using Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum, updated in 2023. The guide includes background and guiding principles, and the following sections:
- Programming Guidance for Administrators
- Family Engagement
- How to Use This Curriculum
- Teaching Strategies and Tips
- Laws and Policies
- Appendices