A/HRC/43/50/Add.3 educational content and activities addressed to pupils as well as preventive content and activities targeted at pupils, teachers and parents. C. Sex education in polish education system: The number of lessons of classes called: Education for family life which include the subject of human sexuality (14 hours per year for at least 5 years of education in an elementary school and 3 years in secondary school) is sufficient and enable proper implementation of particular issues – adequate to stage of pupils' psychosexual development. As part of Education for family life classes sexuality is presented in integral way including biological and physical as well as psychological, emotional, social and spiritual (based on values) side of the issue. This holistic approach gives chance for proper and full development of a young person. Contents of the core curriculum place sexuality of a person in context of love and family values. The voluntary character of classes Education for family life results from the respect for the constitutional priority of parents in upbringing of their children in accordance with their values and beliefs. School is obliged to support parents in their educational tasks, including sexual education. The teacher must adhere to the principle of subsidiarity, i.e. support parents in raising a child. Additionally, issues related to development and reproduction of a human (appropriate to their age) pupils study also on biology lessons (the fourth grade of the primary school and throughout the whole period of education in secondary school). Subject Education for family life has been present in Polish schools since 1999. The legal basis for implementation of this issues to schools curriculums is Article 4 (3) of the Act of 7 January 1993 – law on family planning, human fetus protection and conditions for the termination of pregnancy which stands that knowledge about: sexuality of a man, conscious and responsible parenting principles, family values, life in the prenatal phase as well as methods and means of conscious procreation is introduced to school curriculums. Adequately to the thematic scope set out in this Act, the ordinances of the Minister of National Education regarding the core curriculum set out the following educational objectives - general requirements of classes on Education for family life. D. Elementary School - educational objectives – general requirements: I. Presenting family values in personal life. Contributing positively to one’s family life. II. Respecting other persons, appreciating their effort and work, adopting an attitude of self-respect. III. Help in preparation to understand of changes of puberty period. Overcoming adolescence difficulties. IV. Developing the ability to adopt an integral vision of a person. Choosing and adopting values that will contribute to personal development. Managing one’s own development, undertaking self-improvement efforts in accordance with recognized norms and values. Learning, analyzing and expressing feelings and resolving problems. V. Acquiring knowledge about the human body and developmental changes occurring in it in the prenatal and postnatal period and acceptance of one's sexuality. Adopting an integral vision of human sexuality. Developing abilities to defend one's intimacy and sexual integrity and respect for the body of another person. VI. Awareness and justification of the need to prepare for marriage and starting a family. Orientation in the scope and components of the attitude of responsible parenthood VII. Using media, including Internet, in a selective way which will allow the defense from their destructive impact. 16

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