Approved School Programs
The following programs have all been approved by
the Georgetown County Board of Education
for the use of middle and high school classes.

Smart Choices - Live it or Lose it!
(45-90 minutes)

• This workshop teaches teenagers HOW to think through the consequences of decisions that they make everyday – rather than telling them WHAT to think!
• Drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, skipping school, wearing seatbelts, choosing who to hang out with…the list goes on. It is not easy to be a teen in today’s society – especially with so many outside influences playing a role in decision making
• This workshop uses a variety of learning styles, including discussion, group activities, role-playing and brainstorming to help teens learn how to weigh through decisions and evaluate consequences of the decisions that they make everyday.
• By the end of this workshop, teens will understand HOW to think through decisions and evaluate positive and negative consequences.

The Truth About STIs 
(60 – 90 minutes)

• This workshop consists of an in-depth discussion of teenagers and sexually transmitted diseases. From “a to z”. What are they? How can they me treated? How do you get them? Can they kill you? Am I at risk? Answer to these questions and many more.
• South Carolina is # 1 in nation in cases of Chlamydia, # 4 in cases of Gonorrhea, # 11 in cases of Syphilis, and # 1 in cases of AIDS in 2004. (SCDHEC)
• In 1998, AIDS was the ninth leading cause of death among 15 – 24 year olds in the United States. (National Vital Statistics Report, 2000)
• Abstinence is the only 100% way to protect yourself from contracting an STD. Roughly 25% of sexually active teens contract an STD each year!

Risk Game

• Students simulate three years of high school. 
• At the end of each round (year) RISK cards are handed to the students who engaged in risky behavior. 
• The risk cards represent consequences of the risky behavior the character engaged in. 
• The game shows that abstinence is the best choice with no consequences.

In the RISK game, students simulate three years of high school. The students are assigned a character to represent, and as the story is being told the student with the character’s name stands while their character is being talked about - they don’t act out anything.

At the end of each round (year) RISK cards are handed to the students who engaged in risky behavior. The risk cards represent consequences of the risky behavior the character engaged in. Strings also connect person to person involved in the risky behavior. In the activity the students see that some characters attended the same party or event and didn’t engage in risky behavior and that characters had relationships that did not engage in risky behavior.

At the end of the game, everyone who has engaged in a risky behavior is connected and the characters who did not engage in any risky behavior can walk away from the circle consequence free. Overall the game shows that abstinence is the best choice with no consequences.