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Drug Education Network Classroom Sessions

Drug Education Network

The School Alcohol and Other Drug Education workshop empowers students to learn to think critically about cultural norms and societal influences around alcohol and other drugs in a supportive non-condemning environment.

  • Tas

Pricing: Free

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Tasmanian Department of Health funded

Product type: Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience

Contact details

Drug Education Network
ABN: 68 878 893 423

https://www.den.org.au/school-education/school-classroom

admin@den.org.au

Focus areas

  • Drug and alcohol education

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

The classroom workshops are age appropriate and linked with the Tasmanian Department of Education's Health and Physical Education curriculum, aligning with best-practice principles of drug education.

The sessions are interactive and give young people the opportunity to engage, ask questions, and learn in a supportive environment. They explore the effects of drugs and the risks and potential harms caused by alcohol and other substances.

The sessions aim to provide students with a broad understanding of what drugs are and how they can be both helpful and harmful. They also focus on teaching strategies to reduce potential harms related to alcohol and other drugs, especially those linked to age and developmental stages.

The 75-minute in-person sessions, delivered by a expert facilitator, are designed for students in years 5-12 and are free to Tasmanian schools.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor

Evidence

All education sessions are aligned with the best-practice principles of drug education.