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The Phoenix Curriculum offers comprehensive violence prevention, gang prevention, gang intervention, gang resistance, and gang avoidance curricula compatible with the State of New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. These resources were developed in coordination with the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission and their colleagues at the New Jersey Department of Education. Many of these resources have qualified for high school graduation credits.
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Our comprehensive Phoenix Curriculum in-school program covers grades 4 through high school. We also offer a Spanish language gang and substance abuse treatment curriculum.
The Phoenix Curriculum guides the students to develop self-efficacy in identifying and addressing the highest risk factors for substance abuse, violence, bullying, gang involvement, and other crime. In this case, "self efficacy" will include the ability to recognize high risk people, places, things, and situations, and have confidence that they can handle these risks effectively using their new capabilities.
To develop self-efficacy, the students will demonstrate competence in skills such as problem solving, problem avoidance, refusal and "escape" skills, asking for help from safe and supportive people, feelings management (self-monitoring and emotional intelligence), and impulse control.
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The Phoenix Curriculum provides two separate program elements. The programs are designed to be easily tailored to New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards Health and Physical Education requirements.
- The in-school Gang Prevention Curriculum is designed for elementary, grade 6, middle school and high school students (materials available for Grades 4-10). Detailed lesson plans and classroom support materials are included, and the curriculum is linked to state core competency standards.
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after-school Gang Intervention Curriculum provides elementary, middle, and high schools with classroom and counseling-based curricula, designed for the highest risk students. It provides multiple program options, with 100-150 hours of materials at each level. It addresses areas such as gang activity, bullying, peer pressure, substance abuse, anger, aggression, and violence. Gender-specific resources and selected materials in Spanish are provided. Several videos and accompanying workbooks supplement the curriculum. Counselors’ resources include tools for overcoming resistance and guiding the process of individual change.
These materials are designed to be used flexibly to achieve school, district, and community objectives.
Core Curriculum Content Standards—Summary
A summar of how The Phoenix Curriculum's gang prevention, gang intervention, and gang resistance programs comply with New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. Click here (PDF) for more details.
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
| Standard | Skill | Description |
| Standard 2.1 | Wellness | All students will learn and apply health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle. |
| Standard 2.2 | Integrated Skills | All students will use health-enhancing personal, interpersonal, and life skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle. |
| Standard 2.3 | Drugs and Medicines | All students will learn and apply information about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and medicines to make decisions that support a healthy, active lifestyle. |
| Standard 2.4 | Human Relationships and Sexuality | All Students will learn the physical, emotional, and social aspects of human relationships and sexuality and apply these concepts to support a healthy, active lifestyle. |
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Language Arts
- Standard 3.1 (Reading)
- Standard 3.2 (Writing)
- Standard 3.3 (Speaking)
- Standard 3.4 (Listening)
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies
| Standard | Skill | Description |
| Social Studies Skills | All Students will utilize historical thinking, problem solving, and research skills to maximize their understanding of civics, history, geography, and economics | |
| Civics | All students will know, understand and appreciate the values and principles of American democracy and the rights, responsibilities and roles of a citizen in the nation and the world. | |
| United States and New Jersey History | All students will demonstrate knowledge of United States and New Jersey history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future. |