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CHOICES NEWS:

We are excited to announce some great new changes to the CHOICES workshop to be launched in the 11-12 school year. We have completed the development and have tested the new program and materials in the Seattle area. The results are OUTSTANDING!!! In fact, we have seen improvement in every measurable factor:

• Our overall approval rating improved by 10% on average, with a 14% POSITIVE shift (10% increase in 4s and 5s and 4% decrease in 1s and 2s)
• Our exercise approval rating improved by 12% on average, with a 24% POSITIVE shift (17% increase in 4s and 5s and 7% decrease in 1s and 2s)
• Our overall rating (both approval and exercise ratings) improved from 3.99 to 4.40, with a 20% POSITIVE shift (14% increase in 4s and 5s and 6% decrease in 1s and 2s)
• 17% increase in student's finding the workshop "INTERESTING" or "VERY INTERESTING", with a 23% POSITIVE shift (17% increase in 4s and 5s and 6% decrease in 1s and 2s)
• 92% of students will pay more attention to EDUCATION as a RESULT of CHOICES…a 12% increase over the current workshop and a 16% POSITIVE shift (12% increase in 4s and 5s and 4% decrease in 1s and 2s)

Moreover, we've found that the CPM and presenter experience is VASTLY improved. CPM logistics are much better with online training, no more copying of handouts, and more! And, presenters have a much better experience and interaction with the kids without the worry of overheads. We are now beta testing this with sites of all sizes and locations across the country and will go into production on the new materials this summer.

But there's more! CHOICES is well underway in the development of a digital extension to the two-day workshop. The "CHOICES Challenge via Text Messaging" is an SMS-based game played entirely through text messaging on a cell phone. The game will ask teens to guide a fictional in-game character facing daily choices that are built on the content of our classroom workshop, engaging teens in critical thinking to consider and resolve challenging situations they may themselves face during their high school years. The game will help them discover that every choice has a consequence, and that the choices they make now will impact their future opportunities. Stay tuned for more info about this new addition to the CHOICES experience!!!

To learn more about the new and improved CHOICES coming this fall, contact your National Program Director Tiffany Markey.

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