Drug and Health Education Resources for Your School - Hunter Life ...
Drug and Health Education Resources for Your School - Hunter Life ...
Drug and Health Education Resources for Your School - Hunter Life ...
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‘By linking directly to the schools curricula,<br />
<strong>Life</strong> <strong>Education</strong> provides high quality drug education<br />
that impacts on the life skills, attitudes <strong>and</strong> values<br />
that empower young people to make appropriate life<br />
choices to enhance their health <strong>and</strong> wellbeing.’<br />
Best Practice in <strong>Drug</strong> education as Applied to <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Australia, Erebus International October 2006<br />
Tobacco Module Years 7-8<br />
Content Includes:<br />
• Influences to smoke both personal <strong>and</strong> social<br />
• Alternatives to smoking<br />
• Myths about smoking<br />
• Short <strong>and</strong> long term effects of tobacco use<br />
• Skills in problem solving <strong>and</strong> decision making<br />
Alcohol Module Years 7-10<br />
Content Includes:<br />
• Influences to drink both personal <strong>and</strong> social<br />
• Consequences of drinking alcohol at dangerous levels<br />
• Making choices; evaluating risk<br />
• Ways to stay safe<br />
• Skills in problem solving <strong>and</strong> decision making<br />
Cannabis Module Years 7-10<br />
Content Includes:<br />
• Influences to use cannabis both personal <strong>and</strong> social<br />
• Consequences of using cannabis including<br />
personal, family <strong>and</strong> the law<br />
• Myths <strong>and</strong> harms associated with cannabis use<br />
• Skills in problem solving <strong>and</strong> decision making<br />
Legal & Illegal <strong>Drug</strong>s Module<br />
Years 9-11<br />
Content Includes:<br />
• Effects of legal <strong>and</strong> illegal drug use<br />
• Patterns, frequency of drug use<br />
• Ways to reduce harms associated with drug use<br />
• Laws surrounding drug use<br />
• Skills <strong>and</strong> strategies <strong>for</strong> dealing with individual <strong>and</strong><br />
group related harm<br />
Further In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• Workshops are tailored to meet the needs of the school<br />
• Interactive student centred workshops delivered to small<br />
groups<br />
• Educators qualified <strong>and</strong> experienced in drug education<br />
• Comprehensive teachers manuals with drug in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
<strong>and</strong> 15 - 20 hrs of extension lessons <strong>for</strong> on-going drug<br />
<strong>and</strong> health education in the classroom<br />
• Links to state <strong>and</strong> territory curriculum documents <strong>and</strong><br />
other drug <strong>and</strong> health resources<br />
Contact us now<br />
NSW/ACT Ph: 02 9673 3222<br />
email: nsw@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
NT Ph: 08 8948 0555<br />
email: ntte@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
QLD Ph: 07 5572 0166<br />
email: qld@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
SA Ph: 08 8354 1222<br />
email:sa@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
Vic Ph: 03 9852 0199<br />
email:vic@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
WA Ph: 08 9272 0044<br />
email:wa@lifeeducation.org.au<br />
Family & Community Forums<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mative interactive family <strong>for</strong>ums focusing on<br />
enhancing communication to minimise harm <strong>and</strong><br />
celebrate safely.<br />
• Hypothetical Forum<br />
• Family Team Trivia
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