School Programs

Prevention Education Brought Directly to Students

Operation Aware partners with schools across Northeast Oklahoma to deliver engaging, age-appropriate prevention education for students in grades 4–12.

Founded in 1979, OA now serves more than 14,000 students each academic year. Our trained Youth Presenters coordinate directly with schools and deliver programming consistently across classrooms or entire grade levels—helping districts expand prevention education without placing the full responsibility on classroom teachers.

What Students Learn

Operation Aware equips students with practical knowledge and skills related to:

  • Healthy decision-making and problem-solving

  • Goal setting and personal responsibility

  • Coping and communication skills

  • Resisting peer pressure and harmful behaviors

  • Healthy relationships and digital safety

  • Age-appropriate substance-misuse prevention

Lessons are interactive and discussion-based, giving students a safe, structured environment in which to ask questions, consider consequences and practice positive choices.

How the Program Works

Plan

OA works with school leaders to identify participating grades, classrooms, schedules and prevention priorities.

Implement

A trained OA Youth Presenter coordinates with the school and delivers six weekly classroom sessions. Each session lasts approximately 40–45 minutes.

Demonstrate

Pre- and post-assessments, lesson-completion data and teacher feedback help OA measure student growth, strengthen programming and provide meaningful results to school and funding partners.

What Schools Receive

  • Coordination with school administrators and teachers

  • Trained Youth Presenters

  • Consistent delivery across participating classrooms

  • Age-appropriate curriculum and program materials

  • Pre- and post-program assessments

  • Implementation and outcome reporting

  • Support throughout the full program cycle

Affordable Access

As a nonprofit organization, Operation Aware works to keep prevention programming affordable for schools. Support from donors, foundations and community partners helps offset program costs, and funding assistance may be available based on current resources and program scope.

Bring Operation Aware to Your School

Let us help you develop a prevention plan that meets your students’ needs, supports district priorities and reaches students consistently.

To request programming or learn more, contact:

Mackenzie Staples
mstaples@operationaware.org

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