The In Control Program Foundational Concepts:
**Everything we teach is 100% in accordance with the Catechism of the Catholic Church**
Love is doing what’s best for the other person.
A virtue is a good spiritual habit. All people are called to practice virtue.
Chastity is God’s plan for sexuality:
1) Saving sexual activity for marriage
2) Faithfulness to spouse
3) Priests/religious promise celibacy
4) Modesty
5) Purity of thoughts, words, & actions
6) Respect self and others
Love is doing what’s best for the other person.
A virtue is a good spiritual habit. All people are called to practice virtue.
Chastity is God’s plan for sexuality:
1) Saving sexual activity for marriage
2) Faithfulness to spouse
3) Priests/religious promise celibacy
4) Modesty
5) Purity of thoughts, words, & actions
6) Respect self and others
5th Grade 2 day Program Curriculum:
We do NOT discuss the details of sexual intercourse or Chastity.
Self-Worth
Self-Worth
- Dollar Bill activity, The Price is Right activity, Bullying activity
- Lion King movie clip, Body meditation,
- Memes and Monologues activity. This activity allows students to understand the sacramentality of the body as mentioned in St. Pope John Paul II's theology of the body.
- Underwater match demonstration
- Ordering the cups Activity(priorities)
6th Grade 3 day Program Curriculum:
Define the virtue of chastity. We do NOT discuss the details of sexual intercourse.
“The Divided Heart” activity
“The Divided Heart” activity
- Saying “yes” to chastity protects your heart and benefits your relationships
- Delayed gratification (waiting to get what you want) is better and more fulfilling than immediate gratification (getting what you want right away).
- Purity is a precious gift that God gives you to protect
- Sharing the gift of sex before marriage often results in parasitic, bacterial, or viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases with various symptoms and side affects.
- Choose songs, shows, etc. that promote virtues.
- Choose friends who will encourage you to be virtuous.
7th Grade 5 day Program Curriculum:
Define/Review virtue of chastity
“Sex is P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L.” acrostic poem
“Sex is P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L.” acrostic poem
- God created sex as a good gift for marriage. Sex is a powerful gift similar to fire. Proper boundaries ensure these gifts remain powerful in a good way rather than a destructive way.
- Saying “no” to chastity always results in negative consequences. Saying "yes" to chastity results in positive benefits.
- If you practice chastity, marry someone who has also waited, and you are faithful to each other in marriage, you will be free from the burden of contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease.
- Every human life is sacred.
- Because the gift of your sexuality is so special, you should only share it with one person: your spouse.
- Be temperate in the amount of time you spend with the media, & reject the lies they promote.
- How you present yourself influences how people view you.
- Our bodies should be unveiled in marriage; not exposed through sexting, pornography, or premarital sexual activity.
- Students have the option to ask questions anonymously
8th Grade 5 day Program Curriculum:
Review definition of chastity.
“Chastity Chains” activity
“Chastity Chains” activity
- Allows students to visibly see the freedom of pursing chastity through an interactive demonstration of heavy chains.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases can be spread through any type of sexual activity.
- Abortion violates the most basic human rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The arguments in favor of abortion are similar to the arguments in favor of slavery.
- God’s mercy is greater than any sin. No matter what they’ve done before, anyone can start practicing chastity today.
- Your parents give you rules and expectations because they love you.
- **Students will receive the dating rules homework which is to be completed and signed by parents.**
- Many teens don't understand the purpose of dating. This activity cuts through the confusion and allows students to understand boyfriend/girlfriend relationships are oriented toward marriage.
- Choose media that is true, good, and beautiful.
- Set physical boundaries that guard the purity of your heart and mind.
High School 5 day Program Curriculum:
Love vs. Use Activity
*Activities are subject to change due to time and scheduling.
- Authentic love can be tough to spot. We examine real-life scenarios to help teens identify real love.
- Answers the questions “What are the characteristics of love?” and “What does it mean to use someone?”
- See above
- Compares love and use in the media, and examines how media affects our view of love
- An in-depth look at different sexually transmitted diseases. This slide show includes pictures of STD infections, as well as the pitfalls of condom use and the idea of “safe” sex.
- A homework assignment that puts the student in the financial situation of a teen parent. The student must research and prepare a realistic budget to make ends meet.
- Pornography distorts a person’s ability to love.
- Practical strategies to overcome the burden of pornography.
- Modesty isn't some prudish idea invented by sexist culture. It protects and reveals a person’s beauty and dignity
- Standards are important in dating relationships. We point out some red flags that often obstruct healthy dating relationships.
- A pro-life presentation about the options in an unplanned pregnancy: parenting, adoption and abortion. This presentation highlights the difficulties of all three.
*Activities are subject to change due to time and scheduling.