Consisting of curriculum-aligned modules, 'Reality Now' empowers students to navigate safe and healthy choices regarding alcohol and drugs. The program employs a distinctive social norms approach, fostering awareness and informed decision-making. By promoting responsible behaviour, the program equips to make safe and healthier choices about alcohol and other drugs.
Overview
Reality Now, a student-centred alcohol and drug education program for secondary students. We work with schools equip young people with the skills to stay safe from drug-related harms, while closing the gap between perception and reality, grounding the choices young people make.
By fostering awareness and dispelling misconceptions, Reality Now not only educates but also cultivates a culture of responsible decision-making, ensuring that students are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of choices related to substance use, promoting a healthier and safer future.
By fostering awareness and dispelling misconceptions, Reality Now not only educates but also cultivates a culture of responsible decision-making, ensuring that students are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of choices related to substance use, promoting a healthier and safer future.
- Smoking - Tobacco / Cannabis / Vaping
- Alcohol
- Illicit Drugs
- Perception of young people’s use of alcohol and other drugs
Year 7
Classroom activities and assessment tasks to consolidate and extend student’s learning after the Life Ed session. Learning intentions: - Students explore their perceptions of smoking, vaping and other drugs. - Students develop strategies of dealing with peer pressure and the navigation of the role of drugs in their lives.
Year 7 – Smoking & Vaping
Through this lesson, students explore effective strategies for maintaining safety in scenarios involving exposure to smoking and vaping, fostering critical thinking and decision-making skills in navigating common challenges.
60 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assesment Task (PDF)
Year 7 – Alcohol & Other Drugs
Through this lesson, students research support services, strengthening their understanding of how these services support young people to make positive choices around their health and safety.
80 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Year 8
Classroom activities and assessment tasks to consolidate and extend student’s learning after the Life Ed session. Learning intentions: - Students learn about the range of effects drugs can have and the way different drugs can be categorised. - Students use each other’s understanding to explore different perspectives and experiences with drugs.
Year 8 – Smoking & Vaping
Through this lesson students will explore the social consequences of smoking and vaping, reflecting on potential adverse effects on their relationships within the family, with friends, and their school community.
60 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Year 8 – Alcohol & Other Drugs
Through this lesson, students will explore their knowledge of different drugs types, analyse the myths and facts, and consolidate their knowledge to support positive choices around their health and safety.
80 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Step 2: Life Ed Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Ed visit.This is the core part of the program. If you have booked a visit with Life Ed, this will be delivered in the Mobile Learning Centre or in your classroom by a specialist Life Ed Educator.
Year 9
Classroom activities and assessment tasks to consolidate and extend student’s learning after the Life Ed session. Learning intentions: - Students explore the different societal influences of drug-use. - Students reflect on the influences in their own lives and how they can navigate their choices.
Year 9 – Smoking & Vaping
Through this lesson, students will assess their personal needs, wants, and aspirations, and critically examine the potential impact of smoking and vaping on their ability to achieve long-term goals, fostering self-awareness and decision-making skills.
60 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Year 9 – Alcohol & Other Drugs
Through this lesson, students will analyze the factors influencing their decision-making through reflections on individual sources of influence, engaging in scenario discussions, and work together to identify strategies to support their health and wellbeing.
80 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Year 10
Classroom activities and assessment tasks to consolidate and extend student’s learning after the Life Ed session. Learning intentions: - Build understanding of the cost of drugs and alcohol on society. - Enhance awareness of governmental interventions on vaping, promoting a deeper understanding of societal challenges. - Foster curiosity and activate critical thinking on the impact of smoking and vaping, alcohol and other drugs on their health and wellbeing.
Year 10 – Smoking & Vaping
Through this lesson, students will take ownership of their learning experience by generating questions on smoking and vaping, discussing governmental reforms, and proposing school-specific changes to contribute to a healthier environment.
60 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Year 10 – Alcohol & Other Drugs
Through this lesson students will explore legal and personal costs associated with substance use, categorize drugs, and rank community costs of alcohol and other drugs through collaborative activities.
80 minutes
School Lesson
Presentation (Powerpoint)
Assessment Task (PDF)
Sponsored By
nib foundation
With the ongoing support of nib foundation, Life Ed has strengthened and scaled the Reality Now program, bolstering educational and preventive measures against the rising concerns surrounding vaping among young Australians.
