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General Description & Background

This position focuses on the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse through a life skills program that targets youth in grades 3rd through 8th. Downers Grove Township includes several communities and provides life skills programs to numerous elementary, middle school and jr. high schools.

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Downers Grove Township is seeking new Peer-Led Life Skills Teachers for the 2011-2012 School Year

The Peer-Led Life Skills Program seeks to promote positive social behaviors and establish relationships with the 7th and 8th grade located in the township middle schools. These relationships are reached through a once per month core life skills program for [...]

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On Thursday November 4th, the Downers Grove Township Peer-Led Life Skills Program taught their Self Esteem and Self Image curriculum to the 7th graders at Westview Hills Middle School. The peer teachers taught students on how self-esteem and self-image develop, the difference between self-esteem and self-image, and what are the positive and negative affects on [...]

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Youth Leader Shines in Our Community

On December 6, 2010 By

Part of my job responsibilities as prevention specialist for Downers Grove Township is to work with local youth who are leaders in our community. During my first three months at the Township I have had the pleasure of meeting several teens that demonstrate wonderful leadership qualities. I’d like you to meet Shirin Ali, [...]

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Life Skills

On January 25, 2010 By


The Life Skills program continues to reach a wide number of students and the next five months of 2010 will keep our two Life Skills teachers busy. We will be in the following schools through May of 2010:

January – Westview Hills Middle School February – Lakeview Jr. High, Westview [...]

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Our year is off to a great start! Our school-based life skills programs have begun. The adult-monitored teen-led Westview Hills Middle School program has started its monthly core and booster curriculum sessions. Talented high school youth from our Township have been trained to facilitate the program. Of course, some added benefits for these high school [...]

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Westview Hills Training

On August 26, 2009 By

On August 21st and 22nd the teachers of the Township’s Westview Hills Peer-Led Life Skills Program attended their training that would prepare them for the coming school year.  What makes this life skills program different from others is the fact that instead of adult teachers, the Township recruits and trains high school students to become [...]

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Life Skills – Upcoming Events

On August 26, 2009 By

The Life Skills education program is getting started very soon.  We will be teaching the following units at several schools in the month of September.

1) Anti-Bullying at Cass Junior High on September 4th, 11th, and 18th

2) Anti-Bullying at St. Mary of Gostyn on September 14th – 18th

3) Anti-Bullying at Our Lady of [...]

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