Grades 7 and 8

Emotions, Decision-Making, Drug Use Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Healthy Lifestyles

Life gets more complicated during these middle years. Young people ride a roller coaster of hormones and emotions, where good information and support are essential. Lessons begun in preschool laid a foundation of healthy habits that now help our youth face these challenges in positive ways.

EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT– 7th Grade (full details) (85 minutes)
Middle-schoolers are grappling with the many aspects of maturity; physical, emotional, social and intellectual. We cover all the bases, from a discussion of male and female reproductive systems to emotional and social growth. We take a close look at acceptable and unacceptable behaviors including bullying and harassment.

HEALTHY CHOICES, HEALTHY LIVES - 7th - 8th Grades (full details) (85 minutes)
As they grow more independent, early teens need to make the connection between their choices and their health. We highlight the relationship between personal lifestyle and the effects on the nervous, respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems. Eating too much junk food and making bad choices about drugs and alcohol have consequences. We emphasize good choices and simple, preventative and health-promoting measures.

FIT CAMPAIGN – 7th -8^th grades (Four 60-minute sessions)

Do your students know how to make healthy choices about nutrition, exercise, and sleep? Do you want to help them in the battle against childhood obesity? In Robert Crown’s new FIT Campaign, students will learn about obesity and its causes; learn about the Food Pyramid and good nutrition; learn different ways to be physically active and why they should get plenty of sleep. Ultimately, our goal is to increase students’ awareness of how to lead a healthy life and avoid long term illnesses, like Type 2 Diabetes. FIT uses an original cartoon character, Addy, representing a fat cell, to illustrate these concepts, and each FIT session ends with time for the “Addy Dance.”

SCIENCE BEHIND DRUGS AND PREVENTION – 7th - 8th Grades (full details) (85 minutes)

Middle school opens doors for students. It also provides an environment where many kids are exposed to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs for the first time.The “Science Behind Drugs and Prevention” program helps kids make healthy choices when faced with the decision whether or not to try drugs.The program addresses three primary goals which include increasing student knowledge about the effect of drugs on the body including the causes of addiction, understanding that most teens do NOT use drugs, and finally developing refusal skills to make healthy choices if offered a drug.

TEEN SEXUAL HEALTH – 8th Grade (full details) (85 minutes)
Adolescents must be prepared to make good decisions about their sexual health. We give them the facts about the male and female reproductive systems and debunk common misinformation about pregnancy. We cover the risks and consequences of teenage sexual activity, including unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Class materials stress abstinence and making responsible choices.