Students will develop a sense of personal responsibility regarding their body, their school, their community, and their nation.
| Benchmark | The Student Shall: | Artifact | | 5.1.a | Understand preventative physical and mental health measures, including risk avoidance and stress reduction | | | 5.1.b | Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult professional help as well as be able to identify resource people in the school and community and know how to seek their help | | | 5.1.c | Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices | | | 5.1.d | Learn about the emotional and physical dangers of substance use and abuse | | | 5.1.e | Learning techniques for coping with peer pressure, managing stress, conflict, and managing life events | | | 5.2.a | Recognize the value of civic engagement and its role in a healthy democracy and civil society | | | 5.2.b | Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual | | | 5.2.c | Be aware of, and vote on when applicable, current community and political issues |
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| 5.2.d | Be involved in improving the local and world community | |
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