"It is imperative that we find ways to help our youth develop life skills and conscious values.This program is right on target! With the video as a grabber and the activities designed to engage the students, this is a pragmatic way to help them learn and practice life skills. Reaching them successfully in this way will not only positively impact their lives in general but also their academic success." John Liechty, Assistant Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, March 1998

"I recently used the ( COMPASS ) program in two of my ninth grade classes at Franklin High School . I loved it! As a first-year teacher, I found it easy to use. The lesson plans were excellently written, with clearly stated objectives and a well-planned curriculum. .Both the film and the curriculum address many important issues and questions including how the media works and how the difference between right and wrong are not always clear-cut. .Since students must learn to make decisions on their own in real life, a curriculum which helps prepare complex decision-making skills is critical." Andrew Gray, Franklin High School, July 2000

"I would like to wholeheartedly recommend ( COMPASS ) for use at a high school level. I found the curriculum to be well planned, comprehensive, age appropriate and.focusing on important issues that teens must deal with today. The curriculum was more mature, easier to use, and contained more group-centered activities than other materials currently available. .It is apparent from the feedback I received from my students that the ( COMPASS ) program had a great impact on them." Shane Cox, Fairfax High School, June 2001

"This year I had the opportunity to integrate the COMPASS Curriculum into my Life Skills course for Ninth Graders. The content and structure of the material provided flexibility and a variety of relevant topics to choose from. The students were engaged and had fun while they were involved in various activities throughout the semester. This material was appealing to students because it is interactive and meaningful. By the end of the course, students also had many reference materials that will be useful in the future. I will be using COMPASS in all my future Life skills courses and would recommend it to any teacher." Darren McCrary, Verdugo Hills High School, June 2001

"There's been a huge change. You look at how the kids respond to one another. How they are willing to stand up and say what they think in class. They have more self-confidence. They understand that they have responsibility and personal accountability. And day one, they didn't. So there was a very positive change.. Where in the beginning, they were 24 individuals who would come into class and they would sit a little apart from one another and they were very careful about who said what, at the end of it, they're talking all over one another. The boundaries between ethnic groups have gone away. The boundaries between male and female have gone away. So there was a big difference. A big growth in 30 days." Barbara Gordon , Hollywood High School , October 2003