Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) High School Grant

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking schools containing grade 9 or 10 to use the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) High School program.

This grant allows CU Boulder to provide two years of training and program materials to eligible schools/districts beginning in Fall 2024.

The Botvin LifeSkills Training program consists of ten 45-minute classes for 9th and 10th grade students. Students will learn skills to reduce stress and anxiety as well as increase their well-being. The course also covers substance abuse and violence prevention, guidance to add vaping prevention, and they all align with standards for health education.

This grant covers:

• Two years of the course curriculum, student guides, and teacher manuals.
• Teacher training workshops.
• Stipends or substitute pay reimbursement for those attending training workshops.
• Ongoing technical assistance, as needed.
• Training-of-Trainers (TOT) workshops for those interested.
• Regional workshops to help design and implement effective financing and sustainability strategies.
• Feedback reports on successes and recommendations.