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D.A.R.E. Program
Introduction
The Burr Ridge
Police Department DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is recognized
as a very successful drug
prevention strategy which involves the Police Department and our local schools
in a combined effort to
positively influence our youngsters. The 17 week program
emphasizes helping students to recognize and resist pressures
which tend to influence experimentation with drugs and alcohol.
DARE officers focus on developing self-esteem, interpersonal and
communication skills and decision making abilities on the part of
students. They also offer healthy alternatives to drug abuse
behavior.
Community Police Officer Angie Zucchero and Officers Michael Barnes and David
Allen currently teach the DARE programs to 5th and 6th grade classes at the Elm, Pleasantdale
and Burr Ridge Middle schools.
DARE
Program Highlights
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM, GRADES 5-6
THE DARE BOX
DARE SKILLS GRID, GRADES 5-6
LESSON ONE: Introducing DARE
LESSON TWO: Understanding the Effects of
Mind-Altering Drugs
LESSON THREE: Considering Consequences
LESSON FOUR: Changing Beliefs About Drug
Use
LESSON FIVE: Learning Resistance
Techniques-Ways to Say No
LESSON SIX: Building Self-Esteem
LESSON SEVEN: Learning Assertiveness-A
Response Style
LESSON EIGHT: Managing Stress Without
Taking Drugs
LESSON NINE: Reducing Violence
LESSON TEN: Combating Media Influences on
Drug Use and Violence
LESSON ELEVEN: Making Decisions About
Risky Behaviors
LESSON TWELVE: Saying Yes to Positive
Alternatives
LESSON THIRTEEN: Having Positive Role
Models
LESSON FOURTEEN: Resisting Gang and Group
Violence
LESSON FIFTEEN: Summarizing DARE Lessons
LESSON SIXTEEN: Taking a Stand
LESSON SEVENTEEN: DARE Culmination
DARE WORD LIST FOR STUDENTS
DARE WORD LIST IN SPANISH FOR STUDENTS
DARE GLOSSARY FOR OFFICERS
Literature
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