The expansion of school-based prevention beyond the classroom can help students apply the knowledge they acquire in the classroom to daily decisionmaking activities, extend the consistency of prevention messages throughout the school and into the wider community, provide positive peer group interactions, reach students who do not respond well to traditional classroom activities, and provide healthy socialization experiences for both student and family. School-based prevention strategies range from information and awareness campaigns to various after school programs, including peer helper programs, teen conferences, support groups, performing arts groups, role model and mentor programs, prevention clubs, service projects, and environmental change projects. These programs all strive to encourage healthy lifestyles, change attitudes, influence social norms, reduce problems associated with drug use, and mobilize school and community resources to meet children's needs. 12 references