After School Activities

Too Good for Drugs & Violence™ – After-School Activities (ages 5–13) is a dynamic program that includes activities adapted from our award-winning school-based programs, including Too Good for Drugs™ K–8 and Too Good for Violence™ K–8. Designed for recreation centers, community or after-school settings, these activities augment school-based prevention programs with fun and engaging opportunities to learn and practice prevention skills.

Too Good for Drugs & Violence™ – After-School Activities (ages 5 –13) builds skills and strengthens healthy development in eight key areas:

• goal setting
• communication
• decision making
• conflict resolution
• managing emotions
• drug awareness
• bonding and relationships
• community involvement

Too Good for Drugs & Violence™– After-School Activities kit materials include games, songs and stories tailored to a child’s interests and developmental level. Parents are also invited to participate through the use of Home Workouts. Lessons are tailored to two distinct groups: ages 5–9 and ages 10 –13. Each kit includes:

• instructor’s curriculum with more than 60 activities
• scripted lesson format
• colorful, attractive materials
• parent components
• enrichment resources

Children, families, and communities benefit from the positive, consistent message offered by Too Good for Drugs & Violence™– After-School Activities. Teachers and parents report that children who participate:

• acquire new interests and skills
• develop better social skills
• handle conflicts in more socially acceptable ways
• volunteer in their communities
• are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
• too good for drugs and violence after-school activities (ages 5–13)

Too Good for Drugs & Violence™ After-School Activities is available to order in the Online Store.

Children are influenced by all the environments in which they live. To be truly effective, prevention programs must reach children, schools, after-school programs, homes and entire communities.

Evaluation

Each of the Too Good Programs includes an evaluation instrument for you to gauge the implementation of the Too Good Programs in your classroom.

To view the evaluation results of all of the Too Good Programs including the Too Good for Drugs and Violence High School program, go to the Evaluation Results page.

Training

While the Too Good Programs do not require training for effective implementation, we do recommend that you receive training prior to implementing the Too Good Programs in your school or District. Our trainings are fun and interactive and will introduce you to the what makes these programs so engaging and effective. To learn more about our trainings or to schedule one in your district, go to the Curriculum Training page.

More Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Sample Lessons

Table of Contents

Building Family & Community Involvement

Components and Objectives

A Framework for Prevention