Consistent with Title V Federal guidelines A-H for abstinence education, Choosing the Best curricula serve school systems and community groups, including those that receive CBAE grants. Research drives our results. An independent evaluation, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed that Choosing the Best reduces teen sex by 47% versus a comparison group that did not receive the program. Click here to read the full report. Teachers and parents alike praise our age appropriate materials!
Grade 7. One in 5 Americans aged 12 and up contract genital herpes. Assertiveness training in these eight lessons engages students in learning how to say “NO” to premarital sex and “YES” to healthy relationships.
Grade 8. One-fourth of new STDs occur in boys and girls aged 15-19. Eight lessons emphasize the straight facts about health risks — and give students the emotional strength and self-discipline to commit to abstinence until marriage.
Grades 9-10. The percentage of students who’ve had sex increases from 28 to 44 percent between 8th and 10th grade. These inspiring eight lessons motivate students to set goals, make good decisions, develop healthy relationships, and choose abstinence.
Grades 11-12. A majority of young people believe it is a good idea to live together before getting married. Five lessons reveal widespread myths about cohabitation and teaches the benefits of marriage, valuable relational skills needed to make marriage last, and the importance of abstinence.
Dear Students, Teachers, and Volunteers!
As I travel our great state and visit with the people who make Louisiana unique, I have the pleasure of visiting with our future leaders. These 12-18 year old junior high and high school students have the unbelievable potential to lead our state into times of prosperity and success. Along with the potential that I see in these young 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.
Grade 7. One in 5 Americans aged 12 and up contract genital herpes. Assertiveness training in these eight lessons engages students in learning how to say “NO” to premarital sex and “YES” to healthy relationships.
Grade 8. One-fourth of new STDs occur in boys and girls aged 15-19. Eight lessons emphasize the straight facts about health risks — and give students the emotional strength and self-discipline to commit to abstinence until marriage.
Grades 9-10. The percentage of students who’ve had sex increases from 28 to 44 percent between 8th and 10th grade. These inspiring eight lessons motivate students to set goals, make good decisions, develop healthy relationships, and choose abstinence.
Grades 11-12. A majority of young people believe it is a good idea to live together before getting married. Five lessons reveal widespread myths about cohabitation and teaches the benefits of marriage, valuable relational skills needed to make marriage last, and the importance of abstinence.
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.
