New Perspectives implements youth development lessons from nationally accredited
and scientifically proven curriculum in each of our programs. Below is a brief
summary of these curriculums and links to their websites. If you have any
questions about these curriculums, please feel free to contact us.
Life Skills
Teen Outreach
Second Step
Leave No Trace
Project Wild
Curriculum
The Life Skills Training program is a proven, highly effective, substance abuse
prevention/competency enhancement program designed to focus primarily on the
major social and psychological factors promoting substance use/abuse...
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The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is a program for young people ages 12 to 17
based on the principles of youth development, an approach that seeks to prevent
problem behaviors by providing the supports adolescents need to develop into
healthy adults. TOP has been successfully used around the nation for more than
20 years. Currently, more than 13,000 young people in more than 176 sites
participate in the program. TOP has proven effective in increasing academic
success and preventing teen pregnancy and other negative behaviors among program
participants... click for more
The award-winning Second Step program teaches social and emotional skills for
violence prevention. The program includes research-based, teacher-friendly
curricula, training for educators, and parent-education components... click for
more
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation
through education, research and partnerships. Leave No Trace builds awareness,
appreciation and respect for our wildlands... click for more
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and
conservative education program for educators of kindergarten through high school
age young people. The program emphasizes wildlife because of its intrinsic and
ecological values, as well as its importance as a basis for teaching how
ecosystems function. In the face of competing needs and pressures affecting the
quality and sustainability of life on earth, Project WILD addresses the need for
human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet... click for more
