MADD’s Power of Me Elementary Program is a classroom-or auditorium-based alcohol use prevention and vehicle safety presentation for elementary school students in grades 4-5 (ages 8-11). The presentation aims to prevent underage drinking and reduce alcohol-related injuries and death among children and youth due to underage alcohol use and riding in vehicles with impaired drivers. This 30-minute presentation, taught by a trained and certified MADD Facilitator, contains developmentally age- appropriate content with several engaging activities throughout to promote students' ownership of the information and to reinforce the skills taught during the presentation. Research shows that parental influence is the most important factor in helping keep teens safe. Therefore, MADD created its Power of Parents program with research-based parent handbooks for parents of middle and high school, to equip them to have these life-saving conversations with their kids about alcohol. A special parent resource designed to coincide with the Power of Me presentation is included with the program in effort to educate parents and reinforce the key messages at home. This resource is a wonderful introduction to the Power of Parents Middle School and High School Handbooks that are also available free of charge.
Program Areas
Power of Me consists of a presentation based on MADD’s evaluated, evidence based Protecting You/Protecting Me (PY/PM) program, with science- and health based lessons, that correlate with educational achievement objectives that teach children about:
The brain- how it continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence, what alcohol does to the developing brain, and why it is important for children to protect their brains.
Vehicle safety- particularly what children can do to protect themselves if they have to ride with someone who is impaired.
Life skills- including decision-making, resistance strategies, and communication.
If your school is interested in the Power of Me presentation, contact Brooke at brooke.maxfield@madd.org.
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