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G.R.E.A.T.
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GREAT Officer—Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) With prevention as its primary objective, the program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. lessons focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid using delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems. The G.R.E.A.T. Program offers a continuum of components for students and their families.
The goal of the G.R.E.A.T. Program is to help youth develop positive life skills that will help them avoid gang involvement and violent behavior. G.R.E.A.T. uses a communitywide approach to combat the risk factors associated with youth involvement in gang-related behaviors. The curricula were developed through the collaborative efforts of experienced law enforcement officers and specialists in criminology, sociology, psychology, education, health, and curriculum design and are designed to reinforce each other. The three (3) different curricula are intended for different audiences and are most effective when youth are exposed to more than one of the curricula. The lessons included in each curriculum are interactive and designed to allow students to practice positive behaviors that will remain with them during the remainder of their development years.
Currently G.R.E.A.T. is taught to all Fifth Grade classes in Rowlett Elementary Schools. If you have any questions about the program, you can contact Dan Miller at (972) 412-6242 or by email.
For more information on the G.R.E.A.T. program, visit the official G.R.E.A.T.-ONLINE Website
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