The Details of the D.A.R.E. Program
 More
than 22,000 community-oriented law enforcement officers from 7,000
communities throughout the country have taught the core curriculum to more
than 25 million elementary school students. D.A.R.E. is also
taught by law enforcement officers in 19 countries and is being
implemented in Department of Defense schools worldwide.
IF WE WERE REALLY WISE
D.A.R.E. is not focused on scare tactics, but on helping children
develop important life skills in order to made good choices; skills
needed to deal with the dangers of illicit and legal drugs, including
alcohol and tobacco. D.A.R.E. provides the guidance children need to
make the right decisions for their health and their future.
The elementary program content is organized into seventeen 45 to 60
minute lessons with suggested extended activities to be integrated into
other instruction by the classroom teacher. It is taught to Kindegarten
through 4th graders, and 7th graders at West Point and covers many topics
that help students understand and deal with social pressures while
strengthening their own self-image. Lessons actively involve student
participation through workbook exercises, questions and answers, role
playing, and group discussion. These lessons include:
Personal Safety - Assertiveness - Use and Misuse of Drugs - Managing
Stress - Consequences of Behavior - Media Influences - Building
Self-Esteem - Role Models - Resisting Peer Pressure - Support Systems -
Alternatives - Decision Making and Risk Taking
D.A.R.E. is taught on a continuum from kindergarten through 12th
grade. The K through 4th grade lessons focus on personal safety. Junior
and senior high school lessons reinforce the elementary curriculum, as
well as covering additional issues such as managing anger and resolving
conflict without the use of drugs or violence.
Through D.A.R.E. and the caring people who make it work, today&
children have a stronger chance of creating a better world.
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