Since 2014, The Center has offered no-cost Comprehensive Sex Education classes to Vegas-area teens 13-18, spread out over the course of six weeks. To make this much-needed educational opportunity convenient to more youth, The Center has introduced Super Sex Ed Summer School.

Beginning the week of June 20, the six-week course will be condensed into single-week sessions of 19 classroom hours each. Youth may attend from 2 until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday on the week of their choice through mid-August. The class will teach comprehensive sex education with LGBTQIA2 inclusion. Young people will learn about communication, protection, contracepcion, consent, abstinence and making healthy choices.

“Young people 13-18 who want to learn more about their bodies, relationships, consent, and healthy choices in a fun and confidential space should attend this class,” says The Center’s PREP Coordinator AJ Huth, the instructor. “More education can reduce the risk of pregnancy and STDs including HIV.”

Like Clark County School District’s own sex ed curriculum, Super Sex Ed Summer School will support abstinence. However, the program will provide education for people who are currently engaging in sexual activity or who plan to engage in sexual activity in the future.

“There are other sex-ed courses offered in Clark County that are shorter and effective, but most of them are tailored to specific populations. This course is very comprehensive and presents real-world situations that most youth will be able to relate to,” says Huth. “Food will be provided, and gifts will be given to youth who complete 75 percent of the program.”

Super Sex Ed Summer School is supported by the Nevada State Division of Public and Behavioral Health through Grant Number 1401NVPREP from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.

To sign up for a weeklong class, contact Huth at ajhuth@thecenterlv.org or 702-802-5406. The Center is located at 401 S. Maryland Pkwy. in downtown Las Vegas. Public transportation is convenient via the 109 bus line.