What is Project Alert?
Project ALERT is an age-appropriate substance abuse prevention curriculum proven effective in reducing experimentation among teens, and in reducing usage among teens who experiment.
Project ALERT contains lessons that focus on alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Project ALERT's focus is on motivating non-use, learning to recognize pressures to use, and on developing and practicing skills to resist these pressures.
Our school district is committed to providing the most effective approaches to preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in our schools and communities. We know that prevention of drug use and abuse is most effective when it is a partnership between the community, the home, and the school.
Research consistently shows that teens who learn a lot about the risks of drugs at home, from parents and other caregivers, are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than teens who report learning nothing about the risks at home. However, getting the message across is not easy. According to a nationwide survey released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, virtually all parents (98%) reported talking to their kids at some point about drugs, but just 68% of the kids remembered the conversation, and only 27% reported learning a lot at home on the issue of drug use. Here is where the structured home learning opportunities within Project ALERT can help to focus discussion between you and your kids.
Your child will be bringing home four to five homework assignments that will involve you in discussion, sharing responses, and listening to oral reports. These Home Learning Opportunities will be for Lessons 5, 6, 8, and 9.
Please be aware that this process and your responses will not be shared in class. These activities provide you an opportunity to communicate with your child about these important issues. If for any reason you are not comfortable with returning your responses to me, I will accept a note from you confirming the assignment has been completed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via phone or email.
Karin Miller, School Counselor
Eastview Elementary (765) 825-5541 x234
Maplewood Elementary (765) 825-3941 x225
[email protected]
Project ALERT contains lessons that focus on alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Project ALERT's focus is on motivating non-use, learning to recognize pressures to use, and on developing and practicing skills to resist these pressures.
Our school district is committed to providing the most effective approaches to preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in our schools and communities. We know that prevention of drug use and abuse is most effective when it is a partnership between the community, the home, and the school.
Research consistently shows that teens who learn a lot about the risks of drugs at home, from parents and other caregivers, are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than teens who report learning nothing about the risks at home. However, getting the message across is not easy. According to a nationwide survey released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, virtually all parents (98%) reported talking to their kids at some point about drugs, but just 68% of the kids remembered the conversation, and only 27% reported learning a lot at home on the issue of drug use. Here is where the structured home learning opportunities within Project ALERT can help to focus discussion between you and your kids.
Your child will be bringing home four to five homework assignments that will involve you in discussion, sharing responses, and listening to oral reports. These Home Learning Opportunities will be for Lessons 5, 6, 8, and 9.
Please be aware that this process and your responses will not be shared in class. These activities provide you an opportunity to communicate with your child about these important issues. If for any reason you are not comfortable with returning your responses to me, I will accept a note from you confirming the assignment has been completed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via phone or email.
Karin Miller, School Counselor
Eastview Elementary (765) 825-5541 x234
Maplewood Elementary (765) 825-3941 x225
[email protected]