Be Vape Free: Heroes Virtual Field Trip
Join us for a real-world virtual learning opportunity to get the facts on the vaping epidemic.
Be Vape Free: Heroes Virtual Field Trip
Real Heroes Busting Vape Myths
Give students the skills to say “No” to risky behaviors like vaping and empower healthy decision-making with this anti-vaping adventure. Meet diverse subject matter experts and teenage advocates who are harnessing their knowledge of the harmful effects of e-cigarettes to make a positive impact locally and beyond. Students will go inside the world of social media to explore how their decision-making regarding e-cigarettes can be influenced by others, while discovering strategies to avoid unhealthy behaviors. Inspire a new generation of health heroes by equipping students with tools they can use to help those who are addicted find the courage and support to quit.
Heroes: A Be Vape Free VFT Educator Guide
Virtual Field Trip Educator Guide
Introduce students to the influencers in their own lives and have them consider who and what influences their own personal health decisions using this companion guide. Find ways to connect important concepts to students’ everyday lives using key vocabulary, learning objectives, and activities for before and after watching the Virtual Field Trip.
Featured Contributors
Meet the heroes courageously taking a stand against vaping, becoming prevention advocates, educating themselves, their classmates and younger kids and making a difference in their communities.
Madeline
Biloxi High School
Biloxi, MS
“I think the most important way [to make a difference] is to talk to people in your life. You don't have to be an advocate for a national organization to make a difference. It can just be one person, you know, helping them, or just talking to one person about vaping prevention.”
Rithika
Cumberland Valley High School
Mechanicsburg, PA
“Advocacy is important because it changes the popular beliefs, and it changes opinions that are already predisposed. It changes preconceived notions about whatever it is. It could be about vaping. It could be about addiction or anything really.”
Robin
Sierra Valley High School
Los Angeles, CA
“I would like to invite everyone to take a stand like I did. Taking on vaping prevention is a long and laborious process and requires the effort of friends, family, and even teachers. It is a great honor to see someone get out of the clutches of vaping through your help.”
Victoria
North Allegheny Senior High School
Pittsburgh, PA
“My biggest piece of advice for anyone who wants to get involved is i think there’s no one right way to create change or do something. Think about what you like doing, what you’re good at, how that intersection kind of forms and then act on that. It doesn’t always have to be the organizing, leading, or rallying, that we often see.”
Access the Core Program Bundle to complete the CATCH My Breath program. Using evidence-based and standards-aligned material, the Core Program Bundle teaches elementary, middle, and high school students the dangers of vaping.