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The K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum is for K-12 students in the United States. This curriculum aims to provide students with knowledge about how to identify and respond to situations where they may be vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking.
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The K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum is:
Age and developmentally appropriate
Age and developmentally appropriate
Aligned to education standards to fit seamlessly into the existing curriculum
Aligned to education standards to fit seamlessly into the existing curriculum
Research-based and evidence-informed
Research-based and evidence-informed
Created by educators and easy to facilitate
Created by educators and easy to facilitate
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Training is required before facilitating the K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum. Upon completion, participants can apply for continuing education credits (hours).
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The 4 Pillars
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There are four foundational pillars woven throughout each grade level to spiral instruction:
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There are four foundational pillars woven throughout each grade level to spiral instruction:
Rights & Responsibilities
Focuses on how all human beings have inherent rights.
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Character
Development
Focuses on the whole child and their self-concept of who they are and begins the ability to express one’s needs, wants, and emotions through communication.
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Relationship
Boundaries
Focuses on discerning healthy and unhealthy boundaries and trusting one’s intuition when noticing red flags.
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Digital
Safety
Focuses on prevention actions to protect oneself against online exploitation and provides tools to reduce vulnerability to grooming and trafficking.
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Click here to download the K-12 pillar topic overview.
Rights & Responsibilities
Focuses on how all human beings have inherent rights.
Character
Development
Focuses on the whole child and their self-concept of who they are and begins the ability to express one’s needs, wants, and emotions through communication.
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Relationship
Boundaries
Focuses on discerning healthy and unhealthy boundaries and trusting one’s intuition when noticing red flags.
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Digital
Safety
Focuses on prevention actions to protect oneself against online exploitation and provides tools to reduce vulnerability to grooming and trafficking.
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Click here to download the K-12 pillar topic overview.
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Quick Facts:
Target Group
- Participant: K-12 students in public, private, or homeschooled settings
- Facilitator: Educators, guidance counselors, resource officers, and homeschooling guardians
Delivery Method
- Facilitator-led with a classroom, in groups, or with an individual student
- Four sessions per grade level, approximately 45 minutes each
- Flexible and can be tailored according to the needs of the educator and students
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Additional Resources
Each grade level includes free interactive group and individual activities, videos, slides, and handouts.
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K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum Training
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Educators and school personnel have regular interaction with students, making them front-line professionals in the fight against human trafficking and online exploitation, two crimes that pose a real risk to our children and teenagers
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In the United States,
the National Human Trafficking Hotline
estimates that over 16,000 people are trafficked
each year, and 1 of 4 are minors.1
With the rise in social media and
gaming platforms, particularly post-COVID,
digital threats are also becoming more prevalent.
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These statistics may be overwhelming, but the reality is that with adequate education and early intervention, prevention of these crimes against our children is possible. You and your team are uniquely positioned to make a real difference as educators and school personnel. A21’s self-paced training courses will equip you with the knowledge and tools to understand, recognize, and respond to threats of human trafficking so that you can help safeguard K-12 students..
Continued education credits (hours) are also available upon the completion of training and implementation.
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Human Trafficking 101 Course
A21 also offers a standalone Human Trafficking 101 self-paced training course here. This is a great option for schools to utilize with school personnel who will not be teaching the curriculum but still need to know about human trafficking to identify and report dangerous situations and potential victims.
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K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum Feedback
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Education is key to stopping human trafficking before it occurs. Here is some of the feedback we’ve been hearing from schools about the impact of human trafficking professional training and prevention education in schools.
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“The curriculum has the power to change the narrative.”
- School Principal
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“I will now have the confidence to use my refusal skills and walk away and it will feel amazing to do that!”
- 7th Grade Student
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“I believe the work we are doing here will change and save lives.”
- School Resource Officer
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“I didn’t believe this content was needed in the school system until I attended the K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum training. Now I am a believer and will make the time to teach this curriculum in my class.”
- Educator
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Education is key to stopping human trafficking before it occurs. Here is some of the feedback we’ve been hearing from schools about the impact of human trafficking professional training and prevention education in schools.
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“The curriculum has the power to change the narrative.”
- School Principal
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“I will now have the confidence to use my refusal skills and walk away and it will feel amazing to do that!”
- 7th Grade Student
“I believe the work we are doing here will change and save lives.”
- School Resource Officer
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“I didn’t believe this content was needed in the school system until I attended the K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum training. Now I am a believer and will make the time to teach this curriculum in my class.”
- Educator
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K-12 Human Trafficking
Education Curriculum Promotion
If you would like to help get this curriculum into your local school, or if you are a parent wanting to learn more about the curriculum content, here are some promotional resources:
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Additionally, A21 offers free Parent Guides to help equip parents and guardians to have conversations with their children.
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We’d love to hear from you!
If you have any feedback, ideas, or stories to share about the impact of the K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum, please complete this survey form.
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Citations
1 Polaris Project. (2021). Polaris Analysis of 2021 Data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline. polarisproject.org ▸
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