Project Northland: An Alcohol Prevention Program for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade

Training will help prevention specialists maintain program fidelity and optimize student experience with this research-based program. Training is scheduled regionally on an as-needed basis, or can be scheduled and customized to fit the needs of your major program installation.

Implementation Training Schedule and Online Registration

Who should attend

• Classroom teachers
• Counselors
• School administrators
• Parents
• Community leaders
• Community resource people
• Prevention specialists

Participants will be able to

• discuss comprehensive prevention in relation to Project Northland
• describe the history and research of the original Project Northland study
• implement strategies shown to prevent or reduce alcohol use as well as cigarette and other drug use
• use a research-based curriculum full of text, audiocassettes, comic books, and posters created to appeal to the targeted age groups
• integrate classroom activities, parent involvement, peer leadership, and community activities to consistently engage kids in prevention
• shift families, students, and communities toward no-use norms for underage drinking
• interact with other professionals and educators committed to youth health and safety

Length of training

• 1 day for each individual grade level, 8:00 - 3:00
• 2 days for 6th - 8th grade only, 8:00 - 3:30
• 2-½ days for 6th - 8th grade and Supercharged!, 8:00 - 3:30  

Contact us

If you have any questions about any of our implementation training programs please email us, or call 800-328-9000, ext. 4672.  

Agenda

Day One
8:00 Registration
8:30 Welcome and Introductions: Community Issues
9:45 Project Northland Overview
11:30 Lunch
12:00 Slick Tracy (Grade 6)
2:00 Amazing Alternatives! (Grade 7) Overview
3:15 Closure

Day Two
8:30 Welcome/Recap 
8:45 Amazing Alternatives! (Grade 7)
9:45 Sessions
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Sessions
3:15 Closure

Day Three
8:30 Welcome/Recap
8:45 PowerLines (Grade 8)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Community mobilization overview: Supercharged!
3:15 Closure and evaluation