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STUDY ABROAD WITH SHA IN AMSTERDAM IN April 2023

We are proud to announce our next study abroad course! This adventure includes elements of cultural immersion and experiential field trips with Dr. Justin Lehmiller as our guide!

Update: We are sold out!

Sexual Health Alliance four day study abroad program in Amsterdam will be cutting edge, transformational and exceed your expectations of studying human sexuality in a different culture and country. If you’ve seen Dr. Justin Lehmiller before at our Sexceptional Weekends in person or online, you know this will be an incredible week learning from a Harvard Award Winning Educator and professor and his stellar guest speakers. This is an advanced program that includes elements of immersion, experiential and educational excursions.

Dr. Justin Lehmiller is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute, founder of the blog Sex and Psychology, and author of the bestselling book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. He has over a decade of experience teaching sexuality courses in prestigious colleges and universities and has led 10+ Sexceptional Weekend Conferences for the Sexual Health Alliance. SHA’s experience with Dr. Justin Lehmiller in the Netherlands during our 2021 Study Abroad Program was truly Sexceptional as he has extensive knowledge of country and culture, as well as many local connections.

This course offers students the opportunity to perform a comparative analysis of sexual attitudes and behaviors in the Netherlands and the United States. The Netherlands provides a fascinating cultural contrast because, in addition to having the best sexual health outcomes in the world, the Dutch were among the first to legalize same-sex marriage, they have mandated comprehensive sex education, and they have decriminalized and regulated the sale of sex. We will explore the Dutch model of sexuality in depth and consider what we can learn from it. Students will also learn about LGBTQ issues in the Netherlands and have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Dutch culture in order to enhance their cultural sensitivity and global perspective.

4 day program includes

Cultural immersion elements in regard to sexuality education

Guest Speakers from across Europe

One bigger cultural event each day (e.g., a bike tour of the city, a food tour, a canal cruise)

Classroom sessions

Free time to explore the city

Welcome dinner and drinks on the first day of the program

Plus it’s Tulip Season in the Netherlands!

Plus April 27th is a city-wide party, King’s Day!

This program also includes 15 AASECT CEs

April 2023 in Amsterdam

Purchase tickets below for Amsterdam: April 23rd - 26th, 2023

(After the program concludes, consider sticking around for Amsterdam’s annual King’s Day celebration, April 27th, where the city comes alive with tons of celebrations!)

Each day includes group discussions in addition to one or more of the elements listed above. Topics include but not limited to sex work, sex education, and LGBTQ issues—all through a cross-cultural lens.

We recommend students arrive no later than the morning or early afternoon of April 23rd. We will have a group welcome meet up that evening. We will do group discussion and cultural immersion days on April 24th-26th.

April 27th as a BIG PARTY in Amsterdam called KING’S DAY. The city will be alive with excitement and celebrations! Wear Orange!

(Students can tack on extra days as they wish or add on Berlin and travel with us there afterwards.)

COURSE EXCURSIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE:

• Touring a sex museum

• Presentation and Q&A with sex workers at the Prostitution Information Center

• Bicycle tour of the city (note: for students who are not experienced with biking, an alternative walking tour will be arranged)

• Four hour food tour of a historic Dutch neighborhood and market

• Group discussions and other excursions

• Sunset boat cruise on the canals of Amsterdam

Note: The “partner(s) ticket” is an add on ticket for your partner(s) that includes all the excursions and activities listed in this section. All of these activities are also already included in the overall course fees for the student participant.

Core topics to be addressed include:

• Sex work, including the link between sex work and mental health and how that varies cross-culturally

• Sex education, including different approaches and their effectiveness

• Sexual health, including how and why this varies cross-culturally

• Sex trafficking, including how to detect it and the mental health impact on victims

• LGBTQ issues, including how the mental health of sexual and gender minorities differs cross-culturally

  
  

Investment:

Course fee is $1,497 per student for early registration.

We have VERY limited seats in this program as currently we only have one section in Amsterdam, so we recommend securing your spot early.

This course fee includes:

All lectures/workshops with Dr. Justin Lehmiller (Tentative: Half day of classroom time will be completed online on April 1st, 2023)

All events with guest speakers

All cultural excursions and adventures

Students are responsible for transportation, hotel accommodation and all meals:

Amsterdam has great public transportation so students may choose to stay a little further out in order to save money. We will also offer students the option of pairing up with other students to share rooms and save on hotel costs as the program gets closer.

Students will be responsible for booking their own flight and hotel accommodations. When booking flights/hotels, plan to be in Amsterdam no later than mid-afternoon on April 23rd. Activities will begin at 5:00 PM that day. For departure, plan to leave 28th or later. Especially if you will celebrate King’s Day with us! That said, feel free to extend your stay in Amsterdam before or after the course if you desire. We will provide an extensive list of optional activity suggestions should you wish to explore more of Amsterdam. All fees are non-refundable, but are transferable between SHA students, programs and events.