Secondary Schools programmes serve to strengthen the existing curriculum, provide extra-curricular activities that fit in the scholastic calendar of events, and offer new programmes related to addictions and substance abuse prevention. These programmes are delivered by agency personnel and school teachers. The agency provides age-appropriate sessions and courses, lesson plans for teaching staff, and lesson handouts for students. It also organises periodical training seminars and support activities for the teachers who deliver these programmes. The ultimate goal is to empower the teaching staff to use the material developed by sedqa and to generate new material related to the addictions field.

For more information contact:

Secondary Schools Section
Primary Prevention Services
5, Braille Street, Sta Venera SVR 1690
Telephone: 2388 5110
Fax: 2144 1029

Secondary Schools Programmes

Crossroads
Six sets of lesson plans and handouts, dealing with everyday issues vis--vis substance abuse and other addictions, for Form 1, 2 and 3 teachers and students. Subjects include PSD and Social Studies. The Crossroads programme is now available on C.D. For a copy kindly contact sedqa's Primary Prevention Services on 2388 5110.

To Download a copy of Crossroads for teachers of Maltese click here

To Download a copy of Crossroads for teachers of PSD click here

'Jien u l-Ohrajn'
Two-day non-residential seminars for Form 3 students coming from different schools where they explore, share, and learn different life-skills, research methods and public speaking skills.

'Ghini Nikber'
A 3-hour course for Form 1, 2 and 3 students in government schools and a sample of Church and Private schools Topics dealt with include team building, peer-pressure, feelings and self-esteem. Each group of students is visited 3 consecutive times for a one hour session per visit.

Staff Meetings
Regular evaluation and updating meetings with teaching and other staff regarding sedqa's programmes in secondary schools. These meetings also serve to discuss and introduce new concepts and approaches.

Prefects'/Leadership Course
One-day leadership skills training course for prefects, sub-prefects, bus prefects, students' council members and other students who are potential leaders in all Forms.

Information & Awareness Seminars
Two-and-a-half-hours seminars about alcohol, drugs and their effects. The sessions are divided into three parts, a film show, discussion in small groups, and a presentation about the effects of the substances in questions.

Life Force International
Drama and musical performance by a Canadian youth group mainly for senior classes in secondary schools. Sessions can also be carried out in Post-Secondary Schools, Special Schools, Primary Schools and community.

School Development & In-Service Training
Training updates about substance use and abuse in school-aged youth delivered to teachers and other school staff during staff development and in-service courses.

For more information, please click here for a presentation detailing all programmes.