Windsor Charter Academy has the opportunity to offer an ALIVE AT 25 presentation. The Colorado Alive at 25 program is managed through a joint partnership between the National Safety Council, the Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation.
According to the program, "traffic safety programs for teens are often designed to help teens modify their own driving behavior to reduce risk of crashes. But we know that many teens have difficulty regulating their risk-taking behavior, and recent research is beginning to give us insight into why. Researchers are finding that the area of the brain that governs weighing consequences of one’s actions, suppressing impulses and organizing thoughts does not fully mature until about age 25. In addition, hormones are active and influence the brain’s neurochemicals that regulate excitability and mood. This can result in thrill-seeking behavior and other experiences that create intense feelings during years when the brain’s ability to make people more responsible is not yet fully mature. It’s also during these years that teenagers typically learn to drive.
A balanced approach to traffic safety for young drivers should not depend entirely on teens regulating their own driving behavior. Many factors influence teen driving, including friends and peer pressure, a belief in invincibility, and physiological changes. Alive at 25 can help teens deal with these issues that can influence their driving behavior.
Please complete this brief survey to let us know if you would be interested in having your student attend this program. Completing the survey is not signing up students to attend; we are just gauging interest. All students who attend will earn six volunteer hours.
