Welcome to LIVESTRONG at School! The Lance Armstrong Foundation believes that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. LIVESTRONG at School can help you to fundamentally change the way your students think about cancer.

Each lesson features:

• a summary of the lesson
• student learning objectives
• academic standards met by the lesson (These standards were developed by the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory, McREL, after consulting 116 national and state level documents that address standards in various domains)
• resources needed to teach the lesson
• quick and easy links to teacher sheets, worksheets and videos
• a check for understanding to help assess what students have learned 
• extension activities that allow additional learning on each topic
• facts about incidence, prevention and treatment of cancer and ideas for how to support people with cancer
  

One in three people in the US will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.  As a result, children in your classroom are likely to be dealing with cancer right now, whether with a grandparent, parent, family member, friend or teacher.  These lessons allow students to discuss cancer in a way that is age-appropriate, hopeful, inspiring and empowering.  They also provide suggestions for ways students can get involved in their own community.

As a school professional, you may have contact with colleagues, students or students' parents who have been diagnosed with cancer. While it can be an emotional and stressful time for them and their families, it can also impact you, the students you work with and their studies. It may be helpful for you to seek support and learn more about their cancer diagnosis and the issues that may be affecting them. We offer resources to help you learn what you can do if a child in your classroom has cancer and what you can do if a co-worker or parent of a child in your classroom has cancer.