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The Wise Guys: The Next Level Curriculum© also has
the goals of preventing unwanted pregnancy and STIs, but is designed
to address the issues of adult men (particularly those ages 18 -
29). It is intended as a tool to help adult men to develop a
healthier, more socially responsible concept of manhood.
It offers
an understanding of strength as taking responsibility, and of
fulfillment as the balanced development of the whole person. Perhaps
more importantly, it offers young men the idea that they have a
choice in how they define and live out their masculinity-and that
the consequences of that choice have implications of vital
importance for every area of their lives.
Locally, Next
Level classes are conducted in a variety of diverse settings, from
prisons to college campuses. Response from participants has been
highly encouraging, and indicates that this effort is meeting a
previously unfilled need, just as much as the multi-session program
for teen males has done. |