TGFD – Maximizing Life
Product identity
- Publisher
- C.E. Mendez Foundation
- Program family
- Too Good
Instructional fit
- Courses
- Grade-specific K–12 prevention curricula
- Role explanation
- Supplemental K–12 substance-use prevention and social-emotional skills curriculum.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Grade-specific print curriculum kits with teacher manuals, student materials, activities, games, media, and digital lesson-resource supports.
- Included components
- Teacher manuals; student workbooks; lesson activities; role-play and scenarios; games; posters and visual materials; assessment; digital lesson resource center.
- Languages and support
- English; selected grade-level materials may be available in Spanish.
- Format components
Links and notes
- Vendor product URL
- Visit publisher product page
- Curriculum notes
- Formerly titled 'Too Good for Drugs' and offered by the C.E. Mendez Foundation. The publisher adopted the current name TGFD – Maximizing Life while retaining the program structure and outcomes.
Availability
- Product availability
- Available
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
A K–12 prevention curriculum that builds decision-making, communication, relationship, goal-setting, emotion-management, and resistance skills for healthy choices involving alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs.
TGFD – Maximizing Life provides grade-specific K–12 prevention instruction that helps students set goals, make responsible decisions, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, manage emotions and stress, resist peer pressure, and understand risks involving alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. Interactive lessons use scenarios, role-play, games, discussion, and student practice.