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Prevention :: District-Wide Prevention Calendar

Hello Everyone!

Character Trait

Our G.I.S.D. targeted Character Trait for the months of April and May is: INTEGRITYDefinition:  To behave in accordance with your values, to be sincere, and to be faithful to what you believe is important.

 

The following links contain information that might be helpful. Even without the video that is mentioned, there is a lot of material that can be used to create a lesson.

Quotes on Integrity

Losing a Racquetball Game

www.bu.edu/education/caec/files/elemlesson.htm

www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Integrity.html

www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Character_Education/

 

Developmental Assets Connections

Our Developmental Assets Connections for April and May are: 

Asset #31 - think it is important to abstain from sex; and

Asset #28 - young people stand up for and do what they believe is right. 

The following links are great resources addressing this month’s assets:

Asset #31 – English

Asset #31 - Spanish

Asset #28 – English

Asset #28 - Spanish

 

School Prevention Focus

Our School Prevention Focus for April and May are:  Human Growth and Development / Making Healthy Sexual Decisions. The facts are:

  • Teens having sex is a major health concern.

  • The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any industrialized country.

  • STDs have reached epidemic proportions

The following links have some great information on this topic:

www.worththewait.org

www.justsayyes.org

www.mylifemyfreedom.org

 

Coordinated School Health Connections

Our Coordinated School Health Connections for April and May are:

Water Wednesday and Survivor Challenge

 

We hope you will find this information useful.  Thank you for continuing to reinforce our District-wide Prevention Calendar topics in your classroom and throughout the community!  Please feel free to share this information in your campus E - News or newsletters.

 

Make it a great day!


Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Department
Georgetown Independent School District
603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown TX 78628
(512) 943-5000

 

 

 

 

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