4051 - Health 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
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4051.1) | 80 |
Number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices |
4051.2) | 42 |
Number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior |
4051.3) | 193 |
Number of youth that report feeling good about themselves |
4051.4) | 25 |
Number of youth that report that they know how to handle stress |
Author: Ola Donahue
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Alternative schools are essentially specialized educational environments that place a great deal of emphasis on small classrooms, high teacher-to-student ratios, individualized instruction, noncompetitive performance assessments, and less structured classrooms (Raywid 1983). The purpose of these schools is to provide academic instruction to students expelled or suspended for disruptive behavior or weapons possession, or who are unable to succeed in the mainstream school environment (Ingersoll an
Author: Ola Donahue
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Statistics show that 2 out of 3 students are unprepared for life after high school. Therefore proving that far too many students lack the social and transitional skills needed to adequately enter the “real world” and cope with the demands of everyday adult life. With more than 65% of students being unprepared to take on life and/or social success, we raised the question: “Are schools teaching and preparing students with the essential social and life skills needed for a successf