In this
Netflix & Chill lesson, students will experiment with the concept of consent in their every day lives.
The lesson starts with a group brainstorm of all the messages we receive that tell us how consent and relationships "should" be. This provides an opportunity for students to break free of unhelpful tropes and reflect more deeply on their own personal understandings. Students will work in pairs to reflect on choosing something to watch that both people will enjoy. By examining their own consent practices, processes, tools, techniques, and strategies that they use in other aspects of life, the consent skills and negotiation skills that many young people have already developed are highlighted. T
his solution-focussed approach is crucial because it gives people something they can use to navigate the discourse (and its power relations to us and with each other).
Each lesson ends with a consolidation activity, inviting
students to list 1 thing they have learnt from the lesson, 1 thing they already
knew, 1 piece of advice they would share with a friend, and 1 adult or
organisation that would be helpful in relation to the lesson topic.