Health & Life Skills

NetSmartz

NetSmartz teaches Internet safety skills through engaging multimedia activities and offline interaction with Club professionals in three age-appropriate modules: Clicky’s Web World (for ages 6 to7); NetSmartz Rules (for ages 8 to 12); and I-360 (for ages 13 to 18).  Topics include personal safety, shopping safety, and ethical use of the Internet.  To learn more, youth ages 12 and younger can go directly to www.netsmartzkids.org.  Teens, parents, and club staff can learn about Internet safety at www.netsmartz.org.  BGVA collaborated with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to develop NetSmartz.  This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.

 

SMART Moves

The Smart Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) prevention/education program addresses problems such as drug and alcohol use and premature sexual activity.  The program uses a team approach involving Club staff, peer leaders, parents, and community representatives.  More than simply emphasizing a “Say No” message, the program teaches young people ages 6 to 15 how to say no by involving them in discussions, role-playing, practicing resistance and refusal skills, developing assertiveness, strengthening decision-making skills, and analyzing media and peer influence.  The ultimate goal: is to promote abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement through the practice of responsible behavior.

 

SMART Girls

An outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education, and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 8 to 17.  The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential.  The SMART Girls program is sponsored by Tupperware Brands Corporation.

 

Passport to Manhood

Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility in Club boys ages 11 to 14.

Passport to Manhood consists of 14 sessions, each concentrating on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities. Each Club participant receives his own “passport” to underscore the notion that he is on a personal journey of maturation and growth. The program includes a service project where boys learn the importance of giving back to the community. Passport to Manhood represents a targeted effort to engage young boys in discussions and activities that reinforce character, leadership, and positive behavior.