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Sasse Girls is a new program for teen girls, age 15-18, that will provide a safe place to explore what being a sexually self-aware, smart, confident and sexually empowered young woman is all about. The current enculturation of girls and women disempowers them while overemphasizing ideas of being “sexy.” 

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Sasse seeks to create a model that will girls new images of "sexy and powerful" women and help them to find their own authentic expression and assist in dispelling some of the confusion they may be feeling.

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Through a variety of the creative arts, media, and discussion, girls will explore new ideas of what being a sexy, confident and empowered woman is and begin to develop an inner sense of what these words mean for themselves and how to embody it genuinely.

 

SASSE Will:

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  • Inspire girls to discover who they are and develop a powerful sense of purpose and self-worth beyond their identification of what they look like and wear.

  • Gain confidence to allow girls to live without constant body acceptance.

  • Educate and provide awareness and new choices to girls, in how they see themselves in relation to their gender and sexuality.

  • Increase feelings of self-compassion and decrease self-comparison.

  • Empower girls to create new images for themselves what it means to be a powerful woman/girl and to learn how to rely on their own judgment, discernment, and values.

  • Help teen girls to learn to distinguish what is real and what is media propaganda regarding sexual behavior and intimacy.

  • Redefine what being sexy means and to develop healthy boundaries regarding their sexuality.

  • Assist them in understanding how to use their sexual power with integrity and responsibility rather than with manipulation.

  • Build self-esteem, self-confidence, self-acceptance a healthy body image, and help shift their perception of what it means to be a sexually empowered young woman into today's world.

  •  Increase confidence in refusal skills that would translate to refusal skills for drugs and alcohol and other peer pressure situations.

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Sasse Girls Curriculum Outline

 

The Sasse Girls program is a 3-month program for 2- 3 hours each week. Each month there is a theme that we have designed our curriculum around.  These are based on what the name Sasse stands forSexually Aware, Savvy, Smart and Empowered girls.  Each month one of these aspects will be explored from a variety of perspectives and modalities.

 

First Month – What is Sexual Empowerment? What Does it Mean to be Empowered?

(Creating distinctions between these two concepts.)

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What is sexual empowerment? What does it mean to be empowered? Are they the same?

These are questions that are not often asked. Rather, girls see videos, movies, and ads in magazines that often imply sexual empowerment and being empowered are the same thing. The messages that are given are often conflicting depicting women as being sexually free but available, in charge but alluring and so girls have no clear idea of what these terms mean for themselves. They want to feel empowered and also want to be sexy and sexually empowered.

 

We will take apart these words and terms and begin to understand what true empowerment really means by examining power from a new perspective.  We will look at the following concepts of power, (see below), and begin to break down what they mean and how each idea applies to them. This process will help them to understand the deeper meaning of power from within themselves and help them to begin to access this power more readily.

 

Concepts of Power from Within:

 

1.   The Power of beauty and the power of a woman’s body.

 

2.  The power of self-love, self-acceptance, and self-confidence.

 

3.   The power of choice, thinking for yourself and having self-respect.

 

4.   The power of a positive self-image.

 

5.   The power of personal sovereignty. 

 

Second Month - What does it mean to be a Savvy and Smart Young Woman?

In this month we will explore what it means for a girl to be tuned-in and aware as regards to the effects her sexuality has on other people. Where does this power come from and how can they learn to use it with discernment. We will also talk about how they can defend or protect themselves in difficult situations, how to deal with unwanted advances as well as other questions they may have.

 

Here are some of the key points we will explore:

  • Understanding the power your sexuality has on others, specifically boys and men.

  • Learn how to use this innate power wisely, responsibly and to be in control of it.

  • Learn how to make smart choices, how to have more discernment and judgment regarding sexual intimacy.

  •  Learn how to protect and defend yourself and avoid or deflect advances you don't want when needed.

 

Third Month – What Does it Mean to be Sexually Aware?

In this month we will explore what sexual awareness means and answer questions girls may have about their sexuality. We will delve into some of the physiological and emotional changes as well as cover a variety of areas to help them to begin to feel more at home and comfortable with their sexuality and their body.

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Some of the topics we may include are:  

  1.  Understanding your sexual drive, hormones and the chemistry of sexual attraction.

  2.  Understanding what is happening to your body and how to navigate some of the confusing feelings that may arise.

  3.  Becoming familiar with your own body and learning to feel more accepting and comfortable with yourself.

  4.  Discovering what makes you feel good and what doesn't sexually and how to communicate your needs to your partner in a positive way.

  5. Defining what a healthy relationship is and learning healthy relational and intimacy skills.

  6. Being sexually responsible, what does this mean?

  7.  Exploring the mystery of the feminine and how this can be used in healthy ways.

  8.  Discuss and explore issues of personal choice, confidence, spiritual development, and personal responsibility.

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