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4 Walter Foran Blvd., Suite 410
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 782-3909
Reflections
Description:
Aimed at at-risk young girls struggling with identification issues, this program can be held at area schools or Hunterdon Prevention Resources. Its focus on body image, self-esteem, and values resonates strongly with girls who may become prone to cutting, sexual indiscretions, or eating disorders. A powerful program, this interactive group format engages participants in discussions aimed at fostering respect, equality, and empowerment. (8-10 participants)
Team Challenge
Description:
Popular with both students and teachers, Team Challenge is conducted regularly in Hunterdon County middle schools as a way to encourage group dynamics and teach teamwork. This program is conducted in a gym, activity room, or park setting. Based on highly successful nationally acclaimed techniques, it consists of cooperative games and portable challenge elements that offer adventure experiences which enhance personal development and inter-personal behavior. Self-esteem and problem solving skills are also introduced. All this in an atmosphere of adventure and fun! Schools often conduct Team Challenge at the beginning of the sixth grade year as a way to encourage positive relationship building early on in the middle school experience, or a the end of the eighth grade year to work out end-of-year restlessness in a constructive environment.
"I think this was awesome because it showed you have to cooperate to get it done. And it was fun too!"
Fifth grader at Francis A. Desmares School
"I want them to come again. It was fantastic! I even talked to someone I couldn't stand!"
Sixth Grader at East Amwell School
What's in a Cigarette?
Description:
Each year, 19,700 New Jersey teens under 18 become daily smokers - that's 54 teens a day! This is an interactive program that reveals the ingredients of a cigarette and the effects smoking has on the body. Students examine the reasons they might decide to smoke despite their knowledge and the different ways they can say no.
"When I show my brother this he will definitely stop smoking (he"s in 9th grade!)"
Sixth grader at Round Valley Middle School
"What's in a cigarette is GROSS!"
Sixth grader at Round Valley Middle School
Youth First
Description:
Youth First: Above the Influence is a powerful curriculum about anti-drug empowerment that challenges teens to learn about negative influences and guide them in decision making without directly telling them what to do. This program explores a variety of pressures that teens face including drug use, bullying, self esteem, body image, internet safety and materialism. Youth First supports the students ability to make the "right decisions" and increases protective factors by examining how students can remain above outside pressures.
