Period Education
to Empower.

Periods shouldn’t stop students from participating in class or sports. They need practical knowledge about periods and tools that actually work.

Year 9-13

Part 3: Better Periods

Two x one hour sessions giving students the knowledge and tools to combat period suffering, promoting healthy hormone balance for better physical and mental health outcomes.

Content includes:

  • Understanding the emotional, physical and behavioural changes during the menstrual cycle

  • Why hormones aren’t the enemy – how to work with them

  • Nutrition and lifestyle tips for hormone health and period symptoms

  • Cycle tracking and period apps

  • Common teen period irregularities – pain, heavy bleeding, irregular cycles

  • Teen reproductive health issues – Endometriosis and Polycystic ovarian syndrome

  • When and where to seek help for period problems

  • Sustainable periods: reusable period products discussed and demonstrated

  • Q+A

75% struggle to concentrate in class when they have their period

99% said this information would help them in the future

“Cultural and social messaging about periods can cause anxiety and impact young people’s self esteem. Along with very common problems that young people experience with their periods, this very much affects their well being”.

NOTES FROM HAPPY STUDENTS

“I learned so many things that other teachers didn’t teach me in health class, thank you!”

- Student, Wairarapa College

“Bex was really good at teaching us and made the space feel comfortable”

-Student, Wairarapa College

“I liked learning learning about the period hacks, healthier foods for cravings, and learning about cycles and hormones. It was really informative and good to hear it from someone else”

-Student, St Matthews Collegiate