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Choosing the Best LIFE
[Upper Middle School — 8th Grade]
Direct enough to command teens’ attention, this 8-session curriculum also helps communicate, dynamically and positively, the value of committing to abstinence. Videos that open each lesson lead naturally to discussion. Each 50-minute segment balances information about healthy choices with role-plays that help guys and girls practice saying “NO.” Topics include:
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- Sex, Emotions and Self-Respect
- Teens learn how guys and girls view sex differently, while grappling with the emotional impact of sex before marriage.
- Sex, Alcohol and Respect
- Teens hear painful stories of mixing alcohol and sex, as they learn startling statistics about alcohol.
- Sex, STDs and Honesty
- A powerful video introduces students to the consequences of sexually transmitted diseases. They see for themselves the damage of specific STDs.
- Sex, Pregnancy and Responsibility
- A real-life teen couple shares the struggle of an unintended pregnancy. After teens evaluate choices and consequences, they see the value of being abstinent until married.
- Sex, HIV and Compassion
- After watching two young adults share how it feels to live with AIDS, teens separate myths from facts about HIV/AIDS, and in the process, learn compassion.
- Sex, Love and Healthy Choices
- Teens hear others share why they’ve chosen abstinence. After evaluating the options for themselves, students are given the opportunity to commit to abstinence until marriage.
- Sex, Limits and Self-Discipline
- Beginning with self-discipline, teens learn practical ways to handle sexual pressure from peers and others.
- Sex, Saying “NO”and Courage
- Practical role-plays enable students to develop and sharpen assertiveness skills.
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people, I see the obstacles that Louisiana’s youth face. Every day these youth face negative peer pressures and increased temptations for at-risk behaviors in their schools and community. School officials and community leaders are meeting these challenges with positive outlets for the students as well as programs designed to promote positive behaviors in the classroom and at home. In response to the challenges of negative peer pressure and at-risk behaviors in our state, I am joining with the schools and community leaders by initiating within the Governor’s Office “Louisiana Youth of Excellence”, or LYFE.
