Peer Teaching

In schools across the country, middle and high school students are catching the teaching bug! Child Lures Prevention's Think First & Stay Safe School Program has become a popular project for students interested in making a difference. It has been incorporated into social studies, public speaking and theater class, senior projects, and community outreach programs.

Testimonial:
"As a professional communicator, I was most impressed with the concept of young people teaching other young people. It seems to me that the trust and belief level was greater between these teens and my first and third-graders because of proximity of age than it would have been had an adult authority figure made the presentation. I sincerely hope that you have plans to enlarge the scope of this program."
     Margaret Sheffield Simon, Ph.D.
     Texas Tech University

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With adult training and supervision, motivated students view the "Training for Prevention" video, study the Presenter's Instruction Guide, and practice delivering presentations. Some students videotape their practice sessions to review and critique. Once middle/high school students are adequately trained, they present the program to elementary students. Elementary student response to peer teaching has been consistently and overwhelmingly positive.

Testimonial:
"I assigned two girls to a classroom. One was the primary presenter and the other helped with the props and added additional comments. The girls did a great job and loved it, and the elementary students responded so wonderfully. The teachers raved about the program and spoke of the discussions that followed after we left the classrooms...The impact on the parents has been terrific."
     Mrs. Pat McClure
     Home Economics Teacher
     Southern Baptist Educational Center

Since the inception of the Child Lures Prevention peer teaching project at All Saints Episcopal School, the program has been directly credited with saving five children from criminal abduction. In addition, Headmaster Ken Bastian firmly believes that untold numbers of children have been spared sexual abuse as a result of what they¹ve learned during student-taught Child Lures Prevention presentations.

Testimonial:
"A dedicated group of eighth and ninth grade students have taught Child Lures to nearly one thousand elementary students. I can't begin to describe the overwhelmingly positive response from parents, teachers, and, most importantly, students...They have done much to impact the lives of so many!"
     Ken Bastian, Headmaster
     All Saints Episcopal School; Lubbock, Texas

Peer teaching of the Think First & Stay Safe School Program provides a wonderful educational experience for all involved. And it may just help to create a whole new generation of devoted teachers!

For more information on the Think First & Stay Safe School Program, click here.

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