Ahead Helps students get to know one another, creates a supportive classroom environment, and explores the common physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes of adolescence. Service Learning These five sessions guide students as they select and begin implementing a service learning project. Providing opportunities to learn by serving others and contributing to the community is an important element of the program s goals. Positive Ways Students identify and learn ways to manage emotions. Lessons encourage students to recognize that mood swings and a variety of emotions are typical of the early adolescent years.
Students also learn to approach potentially negative situations as positive challenges.
Improving Peer Relationships Students learn ways of initiating and maintaining positive relationships. Sessions emphasize the need to resist negative peer pressure and to recognize and use positive peer pressure. Family Relationships Students learn about the ways families have changed over the years and are encouraged to nurture the role of the family. The activities encourage students to respect the culture and heritage of their own families and the families of others. The sessions enable students to learn about the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.