Sex Education.

For young people, by young people.

Talking about the elephant in the room

Since 2015, Elephant Ed has been transforming the way sex education is taught across Australia. Elephant Ed send young, relatable and highly trained facilitators to deliver fun and engaging sex education workshops to schools, universities and community groups. But they aren’t just ordinary workshops…they’re designed and delivered for young people, by young people.
Our evidence-based, age-appropriate workshops are tried and tested across all relevant age groups and are mapped to State and National curriculum guidelines. Every year, we empower tens of thousands of young people to make informed, positive and safe decisions about sexuality, relationships and growing up.
After all, sex education is more than just condoms on bananas.

Our Difference

People

We are a youth-led organisation. Our facilitators are highly-trained, young and relatable. They have a fresh insight into adolescence that young people can truly grasp - they’ve recently been on the journey too.

Content

We don't shy away from tough topics - we tackle them head-on. Our content is designed to respond to relevant matters and challenges facing young people. We embrace all people, no matter their sexuality, gender or background.

Delivery

We deliver workshops in an informal and interactive manner. We steer clear of lecture-style presentations and encourage dialogue through facilitating conversation and engaging in thought-provoking and fun activities.

Our Workshops

schools

Our school workshops are designed to run for 60 minutes for group sizes of up to 35 students. Our workshops provide a stimulating and informal environment, challenging students through creative and relevant activities.

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Universities

Our university workshops refresh and build on our school curriculum. We work extensively with residential colleges, international students and student unions to create more positive, inclusive and safer campus environments.

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parents

Our parent seminars take parents along the journey with their children. We introduce parents to pressing matters facing young people, equipping them with take-home strategies to start open conversations at home.

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staff

Our staff PDs provide teachers with valuable insight into current matters facing students. The seminar equips teachers with the skills and knowledge to implement a whole-school approach to sex education, fostering a more positive school environment.

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Our Impact

98%

gave our workshops a thumbs up

97%

want Elephant Ed to return in the future

98%

liked having young facilitators

Testimonials

The feedback from students was OVERWHELMINGLY positive. The content was so normalised which I think made students super comfortable. Staff who sat in on the sessions had nothing but wonderful things to say. All in all an overwhelming success! The kids got so much out of it.

Year 10 Coordinator

I thought the workshop was well-run and the students enjoyed it. I think having young facilitators was helpful in getting them to speak more freely. Overall, I think it was well done and worthwhile. Elephant Ed did a good job to make the topic fun and engaging.

Year 7 Teacher

The info discussed and videos shown were relevant and interesting for the students. The group I sat with were engaged and did participate well. I feel that the ‘younger, groovy’ facilitators had more relevance for the students. It is always refreshing to have a ‘new’ voice tell you things. The length of workshop was ideal and none of the students appeared uncomfortable with topics. Overall a good incursion, so thanks!

Year 9 Teacher

Congratulations to you and your team on the amazing feedback! The feedback was very heartening to read, and I thank you for the impact you have had on the students. It is not a particularly easy aspect for teachers of other subjects to address, so my thanks to you for the workshop.

Head of Middle School

I had a really good time and learned a lot. I felt really comfortable talking about personal things.

Year 11 Student

Elephant Ed were fantastic to work with. They delivered workshops that were informative and engaging for the students, regardless of their year level. The students walked out of the workshops talking about the topics, which led to fantastic discussions in subsequent classes.

Senior School Teacher

I sat in on Elephant Ed’s workshop with the Year 9’s and found the students so receptive and the workshop so helpful - it really targeted their misconceptions, allowing them to raise questions that were asked and answered maturely and without judgment. I just wish I had been given the freedom to learn and ask in this way when I was in school.

Senior School Teacher