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Middle School Program (Years 7–9)

Engaging 75-minute Seminars
Up to 200 Students
Mapped to Curriculum
Custom Options
Australia Wide

Our Middle School program is designed to uniquely address the issues facing young people during this time with age-relevant information.

This program consists of a Year 7, 8 and 9 seminar and a choice of either a parent or teacher seminar; thus, four seminars in total.

The Year 9 seminar is tailored through pre-survey data collected from your students to speak directly to their behaviours and attitudes in comparison to other young people in the same age bracket.

Middle School Program

The Middle School package includes all three of the following student seminars…
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)
Year 7 Seminar

What’s The Deal?

As students look forward to their future years at high school, this seminar explores how students can begin to develop character strengths and strategies to build their resilience and successfully navigate challenging social environments.

Topics include:
Introduction to alcohol & other drugs
Medication safety
Why some people choose to use or not use alcohol & other drugs
Character strengths and help seeking strategies
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)
Year 8 Seminar

Regard the Risks

With a focus on how celebrations change during the teenage years, we encourage students and supply them with strategies to navigate those changes effectively and to make choices that are right for them.

Topics include:
Trust and communication in relationships
Standing firm and communicating personal choices
Building resilience
Navigating new celebration environments
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)
Year 9 Seminar

Know Your Limits

In a time when developing an identity is everything, we encourage young people to be part of the majority who make positive choices when socialising and celebrating.

Topics include:
Factors shaping personal identity (self-worth)
Alcohol and brain development
Risk taking and strategies to deal with tricky situations
Introduction to vaping & e-cigarettes
Personal values and choices
The Middle School package includes one of the following three options…
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)

Parents

A Parent’s Guide to Young People, Alcohol & Parties

As young people transition into high school, we equip parents with strategies to navigate the changing landscape of young people and parties.

Topics include:
Talking with young people about alcohol
Parenting strategies for alcohol and parties
Positively influencing young people’s choices
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)

Teachers

Alcohol & Other Drugs: A Guide for Teaching Staff

This seminar informs teaching staff of the evidence base for many common approaches to drug education. Teachers are equipped with the latest research, trends and resources to support students in their community.

Topics include:
Brain development and risk-taking behaviours
Approaches to alcohol & other drug education
Harm minimisation approach to alcohol & other drug education
Reliable sources of alcohol & other drug information for teachers
Middle School Package (Year 7 - 9)

Teachers

Online Teacher Resource Room

We can provide licenses for up to 10 teachers to access our online Teacher Resource Room.

Includes access to:
Student activities
Links to reliable and evidence-based resources and programs
Up-to-date research about alcohol, other drugs and young people
3.5 hours of Professional Development modules

Learn more about how each student seminar is mapped to the Australian Curriculum & Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (PDF).

Book Today

The Middle School program is generally presented in a single day with student seminars during the school day, the staff seminar after classes and parents in the evening. If your community cannot accommodate this, we can customise an option for you; however, there may be additional costs for extra educators and possible travel costs.

The Middle School program can be booked as a 1-Day package (Years 7-9) or with the Senior School program in a discounted 2-Day package (Years 7-12).