1. Self-Esteem Facilitated by a member of the faculty and/or staff at
KEYS Academy and Options HS

2. Your Presenter… A member of the faculty at KEYS Academy or Options HS
Internationally Certified in Life Skills through the ARISE Foundation

3. Rules for Training Participation is crucial No wrong/stupid answers
Respect one another
No talking while others talk,
No rude comments or noises
Wait until you’re called upon

4. Why we’re here… Because we have to be
To learn some skills that will carry over into adulthood
To learn more about ourselves

5. How we’re going to do it…
Discussion
Everyone participates
Some, very little lecture
Activity or activities
Some Conclusions

6. Questions?

7. Ice Breaker What is an ice breaker? Definition of an ice breaker:
An activity used to lighten the mood and or get participants warmed up to the idea of interaction

8. Ice Breaker!!!!

9. Topic of the Day: Peer Pressure
Does peer pressure exist?
What is peer pressure?
What forms does peer pressure take?
Why do people give in to peer pressure?
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10. Topic of the Day: Peer Pressure
Is peer pressure always deliberate?
What feelings can result from being pressured?
Does peer pressure always say something negative about the person?
Is peer pressure exclusive to teenagers? Explain your answer.
Resource: coolspot.gov

11. Take RESPONSIBILITY for your life – TAKE CHARGE!
Things we know….
Peer Pressure can influence us to do things that are often unwise and harmful. The “pressure” we feel comes from our victim mentality. We allow other persons, our peers, to control us.
We may feel peer pressure to smoke, drink, do drugs, have sex, break rules, get pregnant, act mean, bully, drive recklessly, cheat, lie, or take unsafe risks. But the good news is that we can avoid feeling victimized by peer pressure.
Take RESPONSIBILITY for your life – TAKE CHARGE!
Resource:

12. Activity: Observing Others
Describe a time, to your partner and/or group, when you have seen other people give in to peer pressure – or not give in. (Do not use names, just say “my friend” or “my relative.”) What unwise or poor decisions did the make? What were the negative consequences?

13. Activity: Action/Reaction
ARISE Learner’s Workbook, Page 24
Read the situations below. Write two difference outcomes for each. For these purposes, don’t worry about grammar and spelling. Just do the best you can. The main idea is for you to participate

14. Conclusions On the flip-side
What can happen if we don’t let someone know that he or she is doing something that hurts or offends us?