WHY REAL ESSENTIALS?

The REAL Essentials curriculum equips students with life skills for a positive future. REAL, Relationship Education And Leadership, empowers teens with the confidence to discern successful relationships.

Sexual activity is a risk factor unfavorable to an adolescent’s health. It increases the risk for STDs and untimely pregnancies, and it is associated with adverse psychological consequences such as feelings of disrespect, regret and a higher incidence of depression. Early sex is associated with other unhealthy behaviors such as multiple partners and condom misuse. The Risk Avoidance public health model has proven successful with the anti-smoking, anti-drug and anti-drinking campaigns. They all endorse abstaining from or avoiding behaviors that would likely keep individuals from completing their life’s goals. Research has found that SRA programs help teens to delay or discontinue sex if already sexually active.

From a public health perspective, teens are best served when their future outcomes are prioritized, and they are empowered to avoid risk.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

  • Self-discovery
  • Understanding differences in others
  • Effective communication skills
  • Foundations of a Healthy Relationship
  • Decision making skills
  • Setting healthy boundaries
  • Strategies to overcome peer pressure
  • Relationship Red Flags/Break-up Strategies
  • Rise Above the Risk (STI and sexual risk)
  • Road Map to Success

SCHEDULING

ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS

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