School Programs

Drug Prevention Education Programs for Elementary School Request This Program For Your School The Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Programs and Curriculum for Elementary School (grades 4-6) is an evidence based program that teaches students age appropriate social and emotional skills on living a healthy lifestyle, how and why to avoid drugs, communication and decision making strategies, and how to identify and avoid risky behaviors. The program is based on Sunny’s Story, a tale of family love and tragedy narrated through the eyes, ears, and mind of Sunny, the pet beagle. View Elementary School Handout   The reading [...]

Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Program for Middle Schools Request This Program For Your School The Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Program is a research-based program for Middle Schools which builds skills to help students make good decisions and resist the pressure to use drugs. Students take part in specific social emotional skill development and asset-building activities through: Internet Research Creative Writing Group Discussion Scientific Demonstration Art The Program consists of 16 highly interactive classroom lessons taught by teachers. View Middle School Handout   The lessons enable students to: Have a clear plan to refuse [...]

Courage to Speak® High School Teen Drug Prevention Education Curriculum Request This Program For Your School The Courage to Speak® High School Teen Drug Prevention Education Curriculum, developed along with teams of experts, provides students in grades 9 -12 social and emotional skills necessary to make healthy decisions and resist the pressure to use drugs. View High School Handout This comprehensive drug prevention curriculum incorporates lessons that address communication, decision-making, risk reduction, problem solving and goal setting to empower high school students to avoid drug use. Students take part in specific skill development and asset-building activities through: [...]

AFTER SCHOOL CURRICULUM The Courage to Speak® Foundation’s Curriculum for After School Programs is based on the book Sunny’s Story. This innovative after school program targets the 4th through 8th grade. This program is adapted from the scientifically proven Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Curriculum for Grades 4-7. After reading Sunny’s Story, students take part in art and creative writing activities that support children in avoiding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. View After School Handout   Targeting children of all ages and parents, Sunny’s Story tells the story of joyful and sad times, and of how a [...]