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GRADE 7 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Grade 7 program consists of 4 units addressing the topics of healthy eating, personal safety and injury prevention, growth and development, and substance use and abuse.
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PRICE: $140 — $250

GRADE 8 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Grade 8 program consists of 4 seven-lesson units addressing the topics of healthy eating, personal safety and injury prevention, growth and development, and substance use and abuse. Available in French.
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PRICE: $140 — $250

GRADE 9 AND 10 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Grade 9 for Physical and Health Education is a comprehensive program that encourages a whole-school approach to preventing violence / bullying and promoting healthy relationships. Available in French.
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PRICE: $125 — $695

GRADE 9 ENGLISH
The Grade 9 English program was developed as a Book Club unit. Lessons, small group activities, and extension activities incorporate ways to develop character education, critical literacy skills and critical thinking skills.  Topics include: bullying, personal relationships, peer and dating violence, substance use, and high-risk behaviours. 
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PRICE: $60

GRADE 10 ENGLISH
Grade 10 English is a 30-lesson short-story unit made up of 6 short stories. The unit focuses on issues like bullying, healthy relationships, substance use & abuse and sexuality. 
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PRICE: $59 - $269

GRADE 11 ENGLISH
The Grade 11 English program consists of 4 non-fiction units with 24 lessons in total. These units address the issues of media violence, bullying, dating violence, and substance use & abuse. 
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PRICE: $65 - $350

GRADE 12 ENGLISH
The Grade 12 English program was developed in a Book Club format. The themes and topics of the novels selected for this unit relate to healthy relationships and decision-making relevant to adolescents including bullying, personal relationships, peer and dating violence, and substance use.  
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PRICE: $60

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Fourth R core program has been adapted for students in the Alternative Education system to meet their diverse needs. The majority of students in these schools have engaged in the three risk behaviours that our program addresses
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PRICE: $200 - $845

ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM
The Aboriginal Perspective version of the Fourth R program was developed in collaboration with Aboriginal educators, students, counsellors, and community partners.
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PRICE: $200 - $845

ABORIGINAL PEER MENTORING PROGRAM
The Aboriginal Peer Mentoring Implementation Manual and Student Manual can be used as part of the Aboriginal Perspective Fourth R, or as a stand alone program. The peer mentoring program connects younger secondary students with peer mentors from older grades.  
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PRICE: $60 - $65

YOUTH SAFE SCHOOLS COMMITTEE MANUAL
The manual is available to assist students. The manual provides a step-by-step outline of what to do and how to do it. The manual outlines how to recruit student committee members, build cohesion, and organize meetings and projects.    
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PRICE: $20

ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING ABORIGINAL YOUTH: A TOOLKIT FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
This toolkit presents a wide range of guidelines, strategies, templates and case studies for those who work with Aboriginal youth. Available in French.
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PRICE: $25

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL LEADERSHIP COURSE
Curriculum topics include communication, goal-setting and planning, healthy decision-making, and personal awareness, while offering students the opportunity to learn together within a community circle setting during each class.
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PRICE: $125

SUPPORTING ABORIGINAL LEARNING: REFLECTIONS FROM THE VOICES OF OUR YOUTH (DVD, 28 minutes)
Supporting Aboriginal Learning: Reflections from the Voices of Youth was created to highlight the unique experiences of Aboriginal youth during the transition from elementary school to high school.
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PRICE: $75

YRP AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

This program was designed to build strengths, resilience, and coping skills among youth as a way of enhancing interpersonal functioning. Every aspect of the program, from the material presented to the relationships between facilitators and participants, is designed to model appropriate use of power and to support youth empowerment.
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PRICE: $75

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PLUS PROGRAM

The Healthy Relationships Plus Program (HRPP) is an enhanced version of our After-School/Small Groups Program. It represents our attempt to have a strengthened mental health and suicide prevention focus. The sessions were designed to be taught by community professionals in small group settings outside of school time. 
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PRICE: $75