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Rural Teen
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The focus of the CESA 8 Rural Middle School and High School Teen
Institutes is to offer youth at grades 6th-8th
(middle school) and grades 9th-12th (high school) a
chance to explore their own and others attitudes and belief about alcohol
and other drugs, tobacco and violence and other related problems. Our
Rural Teen Institutes facilitate a process that allows youth to share
information, develop specific skills and prevention strategies to be
implemented within their respective schools and become part of their
district's prevention strategies. These "action plans" have
historically involved not just the school community but the general
communities served by that school district as well. Of all the outreach efforts engaged in by CESA 8, our Rural Middle
School and High School Teen Institutes are by far are most successful.
Since 1989 well over 12,300 students have participated in this program.
CESA 8 is the first to offer a rural specific and sensitive teen institute
at grades 6th, 7th, and 8th while
utilizing local education and licensed ATOD professionals as mentors. What
is made this program so relevant is the ability of the contracted
professionals to provide Northeastern and Central Wisconsin specific
information to our youth participants.
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For more information regarding our Teen Institutes please contact Jeff
Bentz at 920-855-2114 ext. 225 or e-mail
jjbentz@cesa8.k12.wi.us
or fax 920-855-2299. |
