Face-to-face, evidenced informed
Primary school programs
Helping girls understand their changing bodiesbefore they have to figure it out for themselves.
Delivered by an experienced WA teacher
Practical outcomes for students;
More prepared students
Girls know what to do if a period starts at school.
Better help-seeking language
Students know who they can approach and how to explain a concern
Less mystery around puberty
Body changes are easier to understand when students have accurate language
More respectful peer conversations
Students have clearer expectations around privacy, kindness and teasing
Greater body literacy
Girls are better able to recognise and describe what they are experiencing
Fewer practical barriers
Students are better prepared with products, plans and strategies for managing periods during class, sport, camps and excursions.
Presented by a
WA teacher:
Australian curriculum aligned:
Program approved by gynaecologist, endocrinologist, fertility specialist
Puberty shouldn't arrive before the understanding does
Good puberty education doesn't need to overwhelm children with information
But, it can help them understand:
- What's happening to my body?
- Is this normal?
- What can I do?
- Who can I ask for help?
- How can we talk about bodies respectfully?
Puberty education
can happen before a child has their first period
Help-seeking
can be taught before symptoms become worrying
Respectful behaviour
to destigmatise and normalis periods and period products
Body literacy
before girls learn to see themselves as a problem
Start where your students are
Whole class
PUBERTY EDUCATION
Periods: The Basics
Girls only
BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Growing & Changeing Body | Period Ready | Ready for High school
Age appropriate
Information matched to children's developmental stage without giving more detail than they need.
Practical
Students leave knowing what they can actually do
Interactive
Stories, questions, activities and discussion rather than another lecture
Programs at a glance
Grows with students throughout Primary School
GIRLS BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Growing & changing body
For year 4 | 90 min workshop
GIRLS BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Period Ready
For year 5-6 | 2 hour workshop
GIRLS BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Ready for High School
For year 6 | 90 min workshop
MIXED GENDER/WHOLE CLASS
Periods: The basics
For year 5-6 | 60min session
What preparation can give students
Understanding
Clear, age-appropriate language for puberty, periods and body changes.
Practical readiness
Knowing what periods may look and feel like, what products exist and what to do when one arrives.
Less mystery and embarrassment
Normalising body changes without making children disclose personal experiences.
Better help-seeking
Knowing what may need support and who they can talk to.
Respectful peer understanding
Helping students understand privacy, kindness and appropriate language around puberty.
Body literacy
Learning to notice and understand what their changing body is communicating.
Don’t let periods limit students in school and life!
GIRLS' BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Growing & Changing Body
Puberty • Body Changes • Early Period Awareness
Content:
1 x 90 min | Workshop | Best for year 4
Puberty doesn’t happen on one timetable.
Some students will already be noticing changes. Others may not have started yet. This gentle, age-appropriate workshop gives girls simple language for understanding what’s happening without making growing up feel scary or overwhelming.
Girls explore
- what puberty is and why bodies change
- how bodies can develop at different times and in different ways
- early physical and emotional changes
- a gentle introduction to periods
- body privacy and respectful language
- kindness around differences
- trusted adults and asking for help
Girls leave with
A clearer understanding of puberty, reassurance that development looks different for everyone, and simple language for asking questions or seeking support.
GIRLS' BODY & PERIOD LITERACY
Puberty to Period Power
Periods • Practical Preparation • Body Literacy
Content:
2 hr | Presentation + workshop | Best for years 5-6
For many girls, one of the biggest sources of worry isn’t menstruation itself, it’s not knowing what will happen or what to do when it does.
Period Ready gives girls practical, shame-free education before secondary school, so their first period is less likely to feel like something they have to work out alone.
Girls explore
- what a period is and why it happens
- the menstrual cycle in simple, age-appropriate language
- signs a first period may be approaching
- what a first period might be like
- pads, period underwear and other products
- what to keep in a school bag
- managing periods at school
- discharge and cervical fluid
- what healthy periods can look like
- pain, bleeding and symptoms that deserve support
- simple cycle tracking
- who to talk to and how to ask for help
Girls leave with
Practical preparation, better understanding of their body and greater confidence knowing what to do, what may be normal and when to seek support.
GIRLS' WELLBEING & TRANSITION
Ready for High School
Friendship • Belonging • Body Changes • Self-Trust
Content:
1 x 90 min | Workshop | Best for year 6
Moving into secondary school brings much more than a new timetable.
Friendships change. Groups shift. Bodies change. Comparison increases. Girls are navigating greater independence while trying to work out where they belong.
This interactive workshop helps girls prepare for some of the social and emotional changes that can come with the transition.
Girls explore
- changing friendships
- making new connections
- belonging versus fitting in
- exclusion and group dynamics
- body image and comparison
- personal boundaries
- trusting their own judgement
- asking for help early
- identifying trusted adults and support
- handling change without assuming something has gone wrong
Girls leave with
A more realistic understanding of the social changes secondary school can bring and practical ways to navigate friendship, belonging and help-seeking.
WHOLE-CLASS PUBERTY EDUCATION
Periods: The Basics
Puberty • Periods • Respectful Support
Content:
1 x 60 min | Presentation | Best for year 4-6 | Mixed Gender
Periods shouldn’t become secret knowledge that half the class understands and the other half learns through jokes, rumours or social media.
This calm, age-appropriate whole-class session gives all students a basic understanding of periods and puberty while building respectful language around body changes.
Students explore
- what puberty is and why bodies change
- a simple explanation of menstruation
- why periods are normal
- privacy and personal boundaries
- why someone may feel embarrassed about body changes
- respectful language
- how to respond if someone gets a period unexpectedly
- being supportive without teasing or making it a joke
- who students can ask for help
Students leave with
A simple understanding of periods and stronger expectations around privacy, kindness and respectful peer behaviour.
"My daughter said that the workshop had just the right mix of fun and real talk" - Parent feedback
Bring parents into the conversation
Online | Face to face
1 X 60 min session giving parents clear, practical ways to support cycle health, reduce school disruption, and have confident conversations at home.
Parents explore;
- when and how to start puberty conversations
- what girls need to know before their first period
- practical preparation at home and school
- what's typical in early menstruation
- how to respond to questions without needing to know everything
- talking about bodies without shame or judgement
- when symptoms deserve medical attention
- how to keep communication open as girls become more private and independent
Enquire for your school
Free classroom workbook
'Period confidence toolkit'
Printable activity sheets
to cover periods in your classroom
Meet Katrina Christian
Founder, Teacher & Menstrual Health Educator
For more than 15 years I’ve worked with young people through teaching, education and facilitation.
I created Wellwise Woman because girls are often expected to navigate puberty, periods and growing up with far less practical understanding than they deserve.
My sessions make these conversations clear, age-appropriate and human, giving students useful knowledge without making their bodies feel awkward, embarrassing or like a problem to solve.