INTRODUCING 
– 6th EDITION
Help students build healthy habits and make decisions that support their goals. The sixth edition of ESTEEM offers interactive, age-appropriate workbooks for students in fifth grade through high school, with lessons that connect health, relationships, and everyday choices. The series integrates the 5 Dimensions of Health, Human Flourishing, and the Success Sequence.
FIVE AGE-APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS
5th GradeWorkbook A & B
6th GradeWorkbook A & B
7th GradeWorkbook A & B
8th GradeWorkbook A & B
High SchoolWorkbook A & B
Each grade-level series includes two workbooks, giving schools and families ten books to explore.
Health Lessons for Everyday Decisions
ESTEEM helps students understand how daily choices influence their well-being and future opportunities. Through guided activities and reflection, students practice setting goals, communicating respectfully, strengthening relationships, and recognizing pressures that can interfere with their plans. The 5 Dimensions of Health connect physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and mental well-being to Human Flourishing.
Family conversations extend learning beyond the classroom and encourage students to apply these skills at home. The Success Sequence encourages students to plan for graduating from high school, working full time, and marrying before having children.
Fourteen Lessons Across Two Workbooks
Workbook A includes nine lessons on non-sensitive topics. Workbook B includes five lessons on sensitive topics, presented through age-appropriate sexual risk avoidance education. Together, the books provide the 14-lesson series for each grade level.
Keeping the topics in separate books helps schools organize curriculum review, parent communication, and implementation.
Lessons 1–9
“Non-sensitive” Topics
Lessons 10–14
“Sensitive” Topics
Flexible Implementation with Trained Educators
Choose a teaching schedule that fits your setting. The 14 lessons can be taught over seven weeks, 14 weeks, or a semester, with time for activities, discussion, and reflection. A trained educator can lead the series, or trained staff can share teaching responsibilities according to their areas of expertise.
We can help your team plan implementation, prepare for curriculum review, and arrange educator training. Contact us to discuss an in-person presentation, conference call, or online demonstration.
Workbook A
5th through high school
Click on the EQUIP 7th grade book below to preview ONLY the 7th grade level; for preview only access of other grade levels, you must complete the form to request a password.
If you are a parent reviewing the curriculum that your school district has chosen, please click Parent Access in the upper right-hand corner of this website. You will be prompted to use the specific password on your Parent Permission Form.
Workbook B
5th grade through high school
Click on the EQUIP 7th grade book below to preview ONLY the 7th grade level; for preview only access of other grade levels, you must complete the form to request a password.
If you are a parent reviewing the curriculum that your school district has chosen, please click Parent Access in the upper right-hand corner of this website. You will be prompted to use the specific password on your Parent Permission Form.
WHAT EDUCATORS ARE SAYING
“I believe the JH grades are the most vulnerable times for students. This is a time when the students are wanting to make grown up decisions without grown up experiences and judgment. Risky behavior can be curbed with the appropriate type of education and by giving students the knowledge that not every student does or participates in all the activities they may say they do.”
– Dr. Bobby Rice
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to help students, with the support of their families, make informed decisions that protect their health and support their future. We provide age-appropriate, factual, interactive education that encourages students to develop practical life skills, strengthen relationships, and avoid risky behaviors. In addition to addressing state health education standards that emphasize character development and risk avoidance, ESTEEM’s development is guided by the K–12 Universal Standards for Optimal Sexual Development, originally developed by the Medical Institute for Sexual Health and now published by ASCEND.
Bring ESTEEM to Your School or Community
Texas Schools and Families
Would you like to introduce ESTEEM to your school, nonprofit organization, church, or justice center? Explore an information packet you can share with administrators, colleagues, and families. The packet includes:
· An overview flyer introducing the sixth edition and all five grade-level series.
· Evaluation results describing student survey findings.
· 12 Steps to Implementation to help your team plan its next steps.
Looking for Texas-specific information? Review the grade-level alignment charts that connect ESTEEM lessons with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education. These resources support curriculum review and conversations with administrators, teachers, parents, and School Health Advisory Council members.
Review the Content Before You Decide
School officials and parents can request password-protected access to flip through all ten sixth-edition workbooks. Explore the lessons and activities for your grade level, then contact us with questions about the content or implementation.