Positive Youth Development (PYD) is both a set of outcomes and a program model that serves to support youth in building healthy relationships with adults and developing the strengths necessary for healthy adulthood. It centers around the 5 C’s of compassion, character, competence, confidence, and connection, which lead to a...
Sex education plays a critical role in the development of youth sexual health and wellbeing. An ideal program is taught with honesty in an inclusive and respectful environment where students learn strategies to lower their risk of unwanted sexual outcomes, communication skills to build and navigate relationships, and necessary knowledge...
Pollen, the male product of the flower, is a crucial component in plant reproduction, as it transmits the sperm cells to the female structures, enabling fertilization and subsequent seed production. A major transition of the pollen life cycle, triggered upon pollination of female floral tissue, is from a dormant pollen...