Health and Wellness
FREE FOR K-12 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND DISTRICTS
Alcohol Education: Safe and Smart™
- Alcohol Basics and Risks
- Effects of Alcohol
- How Media Shapes Beliefs
- Refusal Skills
- The Biphasic Effect
Overview
Alcohol Education: Safe and Smart is a newly updated health and wellness course that takes a public health approach to preventing alcohol abuse and is designed to scaffold students’ understanding of how to address difficult alcohol-related scenarios. Through interactive real-world scenarios, students learn how to leverage their personal values and goals, resist peer pressure, and step in when they see someone who may be in trouble. The course has been refreshed to build on the foundation of the original course while delivering greater depth, stronger skill-building, and expanded standards alignment to better support student success.
At-A-Glance
Grade Level
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thLength
5 digital lessons (10 min each) and up to 3.5 hr of offline learning
Languages
Curriculum Fit
Health, Advisory, Homeroom, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), and Life Skills
Efficacy
Readily fulfills the rigorous criteria set forth by ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) federal requirements for Tier 4 evidence of efficacy.
Students learn how alcohol affects the brain and body. They analyze the risks of underage drinking related to health, legal, and academic outcomes.
Students evaluate how media and advertising influence beliefs about alcohol. They analyze strategies for resisting peer pressure and maintaining boundaries.
Students explore how alcohol moves through the body. They learn about BAC, the biphasic effect, personal risk factors, and the signs of alcohol poisoning.
Students explore how alcohol affects choices and safety. They build skills to say no, spot influences, and support friends in social situations.
Students apply what they’ve learned to real-life situations. They practice setting boundaries, planning ahead, and making confident, safe choices.
Students learn how alcohol affects the brain and body. They analyze the risks of underage drinking related to health, legal, and academic outcomes.
Students evaluate how media and advertising influence beliefs about alcohol. They analyze strategies for resisting peer pressure and maintaining boundaries.
Students explore how alcohol moves through the body. They learn about BAC, the biphasic effect, personal risk factors, and the signs of alcohol poisoning.
Students explore how alcohol affects choices and safety. They build skills to say no, spot influences, and support friends in social situations.
Students apply what they’ve learned to real-life situations. They practice setting boundaries, planning ahead, and making confident, safe choices.
