Sex Education with Cat Baron

Have a Little Insight

Cat Baron is a mom and partner first - she lives in east Ottawa with her partner and their four kids. Cat is also a full-time professor at Algonquin College and has taught in the Community and Justice Services program since 2002. She graduated from the very same program after earning a degree from Carleton University and has worked with youth and women, in group homes and shelters. Cat was the coordinator of Canada’s largest HIV/AIDS and sexual health information service through the Canadian Public Health Association and has volunteered for many years in the community, in order to maintain her connections and to give back. Cat loves to learn and is passionate about getting students excited about learning, especially in her favourite course on sexuality!We DiscussedAnatomy and Proper Terminology Difference between Sex and Gender Myths around Sex Respecting children's boundaries Teachable moments for children to provide safetyHow we “talk about sex” but aren’t really educatedAnd much much more!Here are some handy links that Cat always shares with her students.Sex and U - https://www.sexandu.ca/ (https://www.sexandu.ca/)Scarleteen - https://www.scarleteen.com/ (https://www.scarleteen.com/)Ottawa Public Health - (find sexual health clinics, testing) - https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/sexual-health-clinic.aspx (https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/sexual-health-clinic.aspx)Centre for Sexuality (out of Alberta - great resources on the basics) - https://www.centreforsexuality.ca/sexual-health-info/sexual-orientation/ (https://www.centreforsexuality.ca/sexual-health-info/sexual-orientation/)Action Canada (sexual and reproductive rights) - https://www.actioncanadashr.org/ (https://www.actioncanadashr.org/)Sex Information and Education Council of Canada - http://sieccan.org/sexual-health-education (http://sieccan.org/sexual-health-education)These are just some of the many great resources out there. There is a channel on YouTube called Crash Course. They do a number of topics, and there are four in particular that relates to what we spoke about today - anatomy especially.Female Reproductive System - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDatCchpus&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=41Male Reproductive System - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQcnO4iX_U&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=42 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQcnO4iX_U&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=42)Sex and Fertilization - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUdAEGXLO-8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUdAEGXLO-8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=43)Pregnancy and Development - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUdAEGXLO-8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUdAEGXLO-8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=43)