RESUMEN Introduccion: la educacion para la sexualidad en el ambito escolar, es una forma de promover la salud, y es obligatoria conforme a la legislacion vigente para el sector educativo. Sin embargo no hay suficiente formacion docente para abordarla de manera apropiada y asegurar resultados favorables para las y los jovenes; por ello se diseno e implemento un programa para docentes, orientado a promover la salud sexual y reproductiva en adolescentes con perspectiva de derechos y de genero. Metodologia: se realizo revision y articulacion de materiales educativos, levantamiento de linea de base, desarrollo del proceso formativo con docentes, asistencia tecnica y acompanamiento a docentes y levantamiento de linea de resultados utilizando los mismos instrumentos y poblacion de la linea de base. Resultados: se trabajo en 5 instituciones educativas, con 142 docentes y 80 grupos de estudiantes correspondientes a 2.735. Luego del proceso realizado, se encontraron modificaciones favorables en el conocimiento y manejo de los temas de sexualidad, derechos sexuales y reproductivos y habilidades para la vida en docentes y estudiantes. Conclusiones: realizar un proceso de educacion para la sexualidad desde la promocion de la salud en el ambito escolar con enfoque de DSR y HpV permite la apropiacion de informacion y herramientas pedagogicas y didacticas a docentes para que a su vez sean trabajadas con estudiantes, aportando fortalezas para su vida, modificando el enfoque biologicista desde el que usualmente se ha abordado el tema de la sexualidad. Salud UIS 2012; 44 (3): 13-23 Palabras clave: Adolescentes, Sexualidad, Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos, Educacion. ABSTRACT Introduction: the education for sexuality within the scholar context is a way to promote health and it is mandatory according to the current legislation. However, there is not enough teacher training to approach this subject properly to assure positive results in youngsters. Hence, a program for teachers to promote sexual and reproductive health in teenagers was designed and implemented. This program was created within framework of rights and gender and was based on three types of teaching materials. Methodology: the program was developed in the next phases: revision and articulation of teaching materials, definition of a base line, development of the training process with teachers, technical assistance and support to teachers, construction of a line of results using the same instruments and target population from the base line. Results: the program was developed in 5 educational institutions, with 142 teachers and 2.735 students divided in 80 groups. After the program implementation, it was found favorable changes in teachers and students in their knowledge of sexuality, sexual and reproductive rights, and their way to handle these issues. They also showed a general improvement of their life skills. Conclusions: to develop a process of education for sexuality from the promotion of health in the scholar context (with sexual and reproductive rights and life skills approaches), facilitates the appropriation of information and pedagogical and didactic tools for teachers, and for their work with students, strengthening their life skills and modifying the biologicist approach, from which the topic of sexuality is usually addressed. Salud UIS 2012; 44 (3): 13-23 key words: adolescents, sexuality, sexual and reproductive rights, education