Onassis Sexuality Education Day 2019 | Pt. 1

Available from Wednesday, March 10 at 15:00

10.03.2021

A discussion that lets us speak openly. Without shame or fear. For the good of society. Scientists, specialists, and educators speak at Onassis Stegi about sexuality education in schools as part of the Onassis Sexuality Education Day – a one-day conference held in 2019.

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Discussions of interest to us all are being uploaded onto the Onassis Foundation YouTube Channel for the first time.

SEXUALITY EDUCATION, A PRESSING GLOBAL NEED

A discussion that maps the frameworks surrounding sexuality education and sexual health at a European level, drawing on existing research and current case studies relating to the successful incorporation of sexual health matters and sexuality education into school curricula.

Speakers
Dr. Pedro Nobre: President of the World Association for Sexual Health
Dr. Osmo Kontula: Research Professor at the Population Research Institute of the Family Federation of Finland; Chair of the Education Committee at the World Association for Sexual Health
Prof. James O’Higgins Norman: Director of the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Center (ABC) at Dublin City University; UNESCO Chair on Tackling Bullying in Schools and Cyberspace

SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN GREECE

What practices are currently in place at a national level? This discussion presents specific studies of cases and matters relating to issues of both sexuality and health education.

Speakers
Gabriel Sakellaridis: Director at Amnesty International Greece
Mary Hioni: Director of Health Education at the First Athens Directorate of Secondary Education
Margarita Gerouki: Former Greek Primary School Educational Advisor; Sexuality Education Teaching Resources Writer; Winner of the World Association for Sexual Health Education Award for Excellence and Innovation in Sexuality Education (2019) for her development of teaching materials
Elias Gotsis: Sociologist; Family Psychotherapist & Scientific Director of the Education Department at the Greek Organization Against Drugs (OKANA)