D.A.R.E

Drug Abuse Resistance Education

D.A.R.E. is a nationwide program, which we are very fortunate to have at Glenbrook Elementary. Did you know that the Village of Streamwood is one of the few villages that still supports the D.A.R.E. program?  THANK YOU STREAMWOOD!!!!! We are so happy to have Officer Matt Stastny at our school!

One component of D.A.R.E. is to educate youth about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.  More importantly, it gives our children the skills they need to make informed choices throughout their lives.  The power of INFORMED DECISION MAKING!!!! 

Daren the lion is a great companion.

 5th graders love spending time with Officer Matt Stastny, their D.A.R.E. instructor. Each Tuesday he teaches them an important lesson and maybe even does a little bit of dancing!

The students enjoyed a visit from some Peer Mentors from Streamwood High School. The mentors shared their success stories as well as their struggles.

The 5th graders were excited to ask questions of the Streamwood High School Mentors.  They were excellent questions too. "How do you avoid the wrong kids?"  How do you choose your friends?" Who do you admire and why?" Do you enjoy school?"  The high school mentors gave some great advice which will stay with our young people for a long time!

Each year the D.A.R.E. students do a Community Service Project. By the end of the year we hope to have filled  this garbage can filled with aluminum pop tops for
Ronald McDonald House Charities.  

 This year our first grade students  are also having their own D.A.R.E. program!  Office Matt Stastny joins each classroom weekly for 15 minute lessons on "keeping safe" at home, school and in the community.  The students love having a personal relationship with Officer Matt. He will  be in their classrooms for the next 6 weeks. 

The students can't take their eyes off of Officer Matt Stastny. It's so exciting to have a
 real police officer visit the classroom.

Here the students are helping Officer Matt name all of the things
that make him look like a police officer.  How can they tell he is a police officer?