Community Sex Ed: Fall 2026

Looking for a place for your kid to learn age-appropriate, inclusive sex ed in your community taught by experts?

Say less.

3-session Family-Based Class for 4th & 5th Graders

Talk More is excited to host a our 3-session community-based sex ed courses for 4th & 5th grade youth of all genders (and their families). Each 2-hour session will feature time to build community, an overview of some important content knowledge, and a safe space for discussion, reflection, and asking questions. This course will cover: healthy relationships and consent, puberty, anatomy, and reproduction, and digital safety.

What makes this course extra-special is integrating families into the process; a family member is asked to join each of the three sessions so that youth and their parent can build comfort and confidence in discussing big ideas. We promise we’ll start easy to make it comfortable for everyone. The snacks we offer tend to help, too.

The data is clear that when teens talk with their trusted adults about sexuality, they have stronger health outcomes. You can get strated today with support by registering through the link below.

  • $125 per youth participant (this price includes the participation of a trusted adult)

  • Sunday Afternoons Evenings: Sept 13th, 20th, and 27th

  • Location: Blue House Wellness in Avondale Estates

Have questions? We imagine so. Reach out at lauren@talk-more.org or via our Contact Us page at any time to let us know what’s on your mind.

4-session Family-Based Class for Middle Schoolers

Talk More is excited to bring back our 4-session community-based sex ed courses for middle school youth of all genders. Each 2-hour session will feature time to build community, an overview of some important content knowledge, and a safe space for discussion, reflection, and asking questions. Content in this session will cover: healthy relationships and consent, digital literacy and safety, and reproduction and birth control, STI prevention.

We invite a parent or guardian to join for a portion of the 1st session and the entirety of the fourth session, and youth will take home information and resources to share with you each week. The data is clear that when teens talk with their trusted adults about sexuality, they have stronger health outcomes. Register through the links below.

  • $125 per youth participant (this price includes the participation of a trusted adult)

  • Sunday Afternoons: Oct. 18th, 25th, Nov. 1st and 8th

  • Location: Blue House Wellness in Avondale Estates

Have questions? We imagine so. Reach out at lauren@talk-more.org or via our Contact Us page at any time to let us know what’s on your mind.

*Talk More is committed to equitable pricing to ensure everyone has access to learn. Please let us know if this price point isn’t feasible for you.

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Registration in the Workshop Includes:

2-hour workshops designed for kids and their grownups

Talk More has designed a course curriculum with youth development and health education foundational principals at the forefront. We will create a safe, inclusive, and curious space for learning.

End of Session Resources

At the end of each course session, participants will bring home a set of discussion questions they can use to continue conversations.

And finally, Snacks

Talking is just easier with food. Munchies and drinks will be provided during each session.

Resources for Adults

Participants will receive a package of Talk More’s materials designed for parents and other trusted adults, including our 5 Foundations of Talking about Sexuality with Kids: The Journal.

Meet our Instructors

  • Sam Akers (she/her)

    INSTRUCTOR

    Sam Akers is a dynamic sexual health educator, trainer, and good-vibes-creator. With a deep passion for supporting young people’s education, she combines her expertise in social work with her commitment to creating empowering environments for adolescents.

    Sam holds a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, focusing on Children, Youth, and Families with a concentration on sexual health education. 

    When not nerding out about the coolest sex ed programs, Sam loves exploring her home city of Atlanta or hopping on a plane to a new adventure. She loves getting creative with crafting, usually with her bunny and dog close by for company.

  • Lauren Barineau (she/her)

    FOUNDER & LEAD INSTRUCTOR

    Lauren has taught 7th graders in the classroom, and all ages in sexual ed. No seriously, from Kindergarteners to High Schoolers. She holds a Masters of Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist with almost 15 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health. She’s also background checked (just because you can’t be too safe), and she has two kiddos of her own, so she knows how important this work is. Find her writing curriculum content or leading trainings to support adults and kids in having healthy conversations about sexuality.

  • Nya Daley (she/her)

    INSTRUCTOR

    Nya Daley Benefield (she/her) is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation social worker, yoga teacher and facilitator based in Atlanta, GA, with over 15 years of experience supporting justice-involved youth, child welfare-affected families, and adults with developmental disabilities. Her work is deeply rooted in trauma-aware, strength-based, and person-centered practices—shaped by both her professional path and her journey as a mom of three, which fuels her passion for working with young people.

    Nya specializes in creating brave and safer spaces that center equity, identity, and power through community dialogue and healing practices. She is also the founder of Soulga Yoga, a collective uplifting racialized wellness professionals, where she trains movement educators and leads accessible, culturally grounded programs across North America.

If you’d like to preview course content prior to registration, please let us know. We’d be happy to talk it through with you.

All participants and their families will be required to sign a consent form to participate in the course.