Red Ribbon Week
We observe Red Ribbon Week at the middle school level each year with daily events to draw awareness to the cause. Like many other schools, we utilize statistics and other facts to celebrate living drug free in combination with special spirit days.

In prepping and planning for Red Ribbon Week, I continue to reference Discovery Education resources, including their social impact programs as well as “virtual field trips.” These are available for educators and anyone working with young people.

Here are the details.

Be Vape Free
Recently, I happened upon some Discovery Education resources for a few “virtual field trips” they have just launched.

These resources are created in conjunction with the CVS Health Foundation and CATCH My Breath. Like many health educators, I was familiar with CATCH and so I dove into their newest work on the vaping epidemic. This caught my eye because of my need for additional resources for lessons on decision making and nicotine products, plus it can be modified in case of hybrid or remote learning needs.

Be Vape Free is a nationwide initiative providing standards-aligned e-cigarette prevention resources at no-cost for educators teaching grades 5-12. It is evidence based, working with current trends reported from the CDC, and it looks like the partnership will continue to provide up-to-date information for students, parents, and educators alike.

Here’s what I learned.