From the Heart
This week our Prem van and some of our boarding staff delivered some small gift bags to students currently staying […]
Dear Parents,
We launched Reach Out Week last Friday and we invite you to take part in the conversations we’re having at school. We’re calling this week “Reach Out” Week because our focus is on the solution; reaching out and connecting. The parallel topic is Drug and Alcohol Awareness.
The idea is based on a study by Bruce Alexander, which seemed to indicate that connection (at least in rats) is a deterrent to drug use/abuse. The evidence exists that this idea is applicable to humans too.
At Prem, our focus will be as such:
We will also discuss strategies on how to decline alcohol/drugs if offered as well as brainstorm how to deal with risky situations (including getting in the car with someone who has been drinking).
Yesterday, we invited speakers (addicts in recovery) to come and speak to our Grade 6s-12s.
We sincerely hope that you will ask your child some questions about this week and use this opportunity to initiate or continue a conversation with them about this subject.
Here are two links to help in that discussion, if you’d like.
https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/teenager-adolescent-development-parenting/talk-to-kids-alcohol-drugs/#.WlhQElT1U_U
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/H/HE-0780/HE-0780.pdf
Reach Out!
Amandine