Our Flagship Program
Hey parents! Fall is here and itโs one of our favorite times of year, because we start implementing our SWAG program for the school year! ๐
๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ด) ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท,๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ท๐ถ-๐ท๐ฝ.โฃ
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SWAG’s aim is to equip and empower local students to make healthy life choices that will enable them to confidently navigate through obstacles and challenges. Encompassing abstinence from sex, violence, alcohol, and drugs. โฃ
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The program touches on topics such as self-esteem, communication skills, decision-making, goal setting, conflict resolution, relationships, and adolescent development among others. ๐โฃ
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