Too Good for Drugs and A Peaceable Place - Grade 5

Comprehensive Prevention Education

Too Good for Drugs and A Peaceable Place together form a universal substance use prevention, violence prevention, and character education program series that promotes the development of the skills, attitudes, and behaviors consistent with positive, pro-social living to encourage healthy emotions management and actions, resistance to substance use and medicine misuse, respect between peers, and self-awareness and social awareness to foster supportive and respectful learning environments.

Too Good offers developmentally appropriate curricula for Kindergarten through High School. Each grade level builds on previous levels developing the skills sequentially with engaging, age-appropriate lessons and activities.

Mitigates Risk Factors and Builds Protective Factors

Too Good focuses on the risk factors and negative social norms that can be positively affected in the classroom: favorable attitudes toward substance use, violence, and other problem behaviors and friends who engage in problem behavior.

Too Good builds protection within the student by:

• Providing opportunities for pro-social involvement
• Establishing positive norms including healthy beliefs and clear standards
• Promoting bonding to pro-social peers
• Increasing self-efficacy and interpersonal skills
• Establishing No-Use Norms

Too Good uses skill development to mitigate the risks associated with problem behaviors including:

• Poor Social Skills
• Peer Rejection
• Inappropriate Social Behaviors
• Favorable Attitudes Toward Drug Use
• Low Perception of Harm
• Friends Who Engage In Problem Behaviors

Strengths-Based Skills Development

TGFDV introduces and develops self-efficacy and interpersonal skills linked with healthy development and academic success to promote self-awareness and social awareness:

• Setting Reachable Goals
• Making Responsible Decisions
• Identifying and Managing Emotions
• Communicating Effectively
• Bonding with Prosocial Peers

Additional skills development and application concepts built into the course to promote positive social development and resistance to substance use:

• Conflict Resolution
• Anger Management
• Respect for Self and Others
• Identifying and Managing Bullying Situations
• Problem Solving
• Stress Management
• Peer Pressure Refusal
• Safe Use of Medicines
• Effects of Alcohol on the Brain and Body
• Effects of Nicotine on the Brain and Body

Develops Core Character Traits

TGFDV promotes character development by strengthening nine character traits:

• Caring
• Cooperation
• Courage
• Fairness
• Honesty
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Self-discipline
• Integrity

Awards

Too Good programs have earned recognition and acclaim for their impact in promoting safer and healthy youth and communities. 

• Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association's (FADAA) Best Practices Award
• The American Medical Association's National Congress on Adolescent Health
• The President's Child Safety Partnership
• Southeast Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities Shining Star Award
• Our programs received a high rating in "Drug Strategies"

Other Recognition

Recognition for Too Good for Drugs™ in Drug Strategies "Making the Grade": "Some very strong elements in this very detailed, 10 session per year curriculum. Provides developmentally appropriate information about alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. Normative education activities creative and compelling, new ideas for games. Includes no-use pledge."

Recognition for Too Good for Violence in Drug Strategies "Safe Schools, Safe Students": "A delightful package of materials (that) complements this highly interactive 4-9 session program. Strongly focused on critical skill areas. Extremely detailed instructions for teachers. Very complete."