Bully Proofing Your School
This curriculum offers a complete plan for the implementation of a school-wide safety program for elementary and middle schools. The information and materials are based on four main concepts:
*the program is systematic and comprehensive,
*the main focus is on climate change,
*the program teaches skills and strategies to avoid victimization, and
*the emphasis is on developing the caring majority.
Contact Sopris West, www.sopriswest.com, (800) 547-6747, for details about the Bully Proofing Your School curriculum.
LifeSkills
LifeSkills is a substance abuse prevention program designed for both elementary and middle school students. Rather than simply teaching information about drugs, LifeSkills combats the primary underlying causes of substance use identified in research literature. Other ways in which LifeSkills differs from existing substance abuse prevention programs include:
*its effectiveness,
*its comprehensiveness,
*the use of interactive teaching methods, and
*appropriateness for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
To receive more information about LifeSkills, contact the LifeSkills Training Department, www.lifeskillstraining.com, or the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, www.colorado.edu/cspv
Project ALERT
The Project ALERT curriculum focuses on preventing teenage non-users from experimenting with drugs, alcohol, or tobacco and preventing teenage experimenters from becoming regular users. Successful replication of Project ALERT involves delivering 14 lessons in sequence over a two-year period, setting goals, following prescribed teaching strategies, and completing home learning opportunities.
To learn more about the Project ALERT approach, visit http://projectalert.com or call (213) 623-0580.
Second Step
Second Step is a curriculum designed to reduce impulsive and aggressive behavior in children. It does this by teaching skills in empathy, impulse control, and anger management. The Second Step program is part of a series which includes curricula for Preschool/Kindergarten and Grades 1-3, 4-5, and 6-8.
To obtain more information or to order Second Step materials, contact the Committee for Children, www.cfchildren.org, (800) 634-4449.