Middle School Training

"keepin' it REAL" (kiR)

D.A.R.E. OFFICERS CURRENTLY TEACHING THE D.A.R.E. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING!

ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS AVAILABLE AT THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE IN CINCINNATI JULY 20-22, 2010

The D.A.R.E. Middle School Curriculum is taught at the 7th or 8th grade level during an instructional block of 10 consecutive days. To be eligible, an Officer must be a certified DARE Instructor having already received

the New Elementary Curriculum.

The “kiR” curriculum is organized as a 10-week, 10 lesson program. Each lesson requires one 40 - 45 minutes class period and is designed to promote interaction between students and officers.

Fun activities are included to involve students in their learning and allow them to exercise "REAL" resistance strategies. The program’s key learning tool is a series of videos involving high school

youth and based on students’ real stories. The videos demonstrate how students have used "REAL" strategies to resist drugs in real life situations. The objective of the “kiR” curriculum is to

reduce substance abuse by teaching students and allowing them to practice risk assessment, decision making, as well as valuable communication and life skills.

Detailed information about “kiR” can be found on the SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) web site www.nrepp.samhsa.gov

D.A.R.E. OFFICERS CURRENTLY TEACHING THE D.A.R.E. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING!

ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS AVAILABLE AT THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE IN CINCINNATI JULY 20-22, 2010