Firelands High School
Graciela Torres from LCADA provides in classroom educational curriculum along with individual counseling. Services at the high school:
Educational Services
Botvin Life Skills Curriculums are an evidence-based program that is run in Mr. Kudela’s Freshman Health Classes, and Mr. Kovi’s CBI Classes. This program is designed to promote positive youth development through it’s learning objectives. Students are taught;
- Personal Self-management Skills: Student develop skills that help them enhance self-esteem, develop problem-solving abilities, reduce stress and anxiety, and manage anger.
- General Social Skills: Students gain skills to meet personal challenges such as overcoming shyness, communicating clearly, building relationships, and avoiding violence.
- Drug Resistance Skills: Student build effective defenses against pressure to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
These curriculums are run as supplemental educational tools, along-side what is already being taught by their teachers, though activities, worksheets, and powerpoint presentations.
Prevention Model
We provides one-on-one services for students and/or family members who have questions or concerns relating to tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. Students and family members can approach the prevention staff directly or call the High School and request an appointment. Our staff can provide one on one educational services for any student who has violated the school tobacco, drug, and alcohol policies. Within this service students will identify the pros and cons to using, establish goals for themselves, and be evaluated on their use where additional services may be suggested.
Firelands Middle School
Aaryon Clayton from LCADA (Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc) is our prevention educator.
Educational Services
The Botvin Life Skills Curriculums are an evidence-based program that is run in the social studies classes (every Friday for 8 weeks per grade level). This program is designed to promote positive youth development through it’s learning objectives. The 6th grade has the Life Skills Progam, the 7th grade has the Keepting It Real Program and the 8th grade has the Risky Business Program. All programs include:
- Personal Self-management Skills: Student develop skills that help them enhance self-esteem, develop problem-solving abilities, reduce stress and anxiety, and manage anger.
- General Social Skills: Students gain skills to meet personal challenges such as overcoming shyness, communicating clearly, building relationships, and avoiding violence.
- Drug Resistance Skills: Student build effective defenses against pressure to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
**Students and family members can contact The LCADA Way Staff directly at (440) 282-4777 or call the Middle/High School and request an appointment.
Work and Family Class
- 8th grade Work and Family classes work with Drug Education Kits and the effects that drugs have on our bodies. An emphasis is placed on opioids and information is taken from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- Fatal Vision Program is taught: Stopping the consequences of alcohol misuse and abuse.
- The SOS curriculum (Signs of Suicide Prevention Program) is taught to every 7th and 9th grade student.
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is held to raise awareness regarding the drug issues that our students face. Every October the theme changes as it is a national movement.
Firelands Elementary School
DARE Program
A Deputy from the Lorain County Sheriff’s office teaches 11 DARE lessons in each fifth grade classroom. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. DARE’s mission is to teach students good decision-making skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives.
Too Good for Drugs
Mrs. Schuster, School Counselor, teaches lessons in each K – 4 classroom using the Too Good for Drugs curriculum. This program is research-based and proven effective to reduce the intention to use drugs/alcohol and delay the onset of first use, which decreases the chance of addiction and increases the success of students in school. Each grade level receives four or five developmentally appropriate lessons. Lessons primarily focus on five skills which translate into such universal concepts as making positive choices and learning strategies for handling peer pressure:
- goal setting
- decision making
- identifying/managing emotions
- communicating effectively
- social competence
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is held to raise awareness regarding the drug issues that our students face.