Programs

• Living a Resilient Life for Kids

'Living a Resilient Life For Kids' is a program developed for students in grades 7-12 based on over twenty years of research into the characteristics of resilient people. The research is well known and sound, but it has never been applied in this way before. The lessons are presented in three levels, each of which takes 8 to 9 weeks to complete if used once a week in a 45-50 minute class.

• Level I: Introduction to Resilience (recommended for grade seven)
• Level II: Self Assessment (recommended for grade eight)
• Level III: Building Your Resilience Core (recommended for grade nine)
  

> Evidenced-based lessons teach the five core characteristics of resilient people in a way that students can understand, reflect upon, and apply in their lives.

> Research has shown a steady and statistically significant increase in resilience scores among students who have completed two years of the curriculum.

> When people of any age build these five core characteristics in themselves, they increase their capacity to make decisions that lead to a rewarding and meaningful life. They learn and grow from stress and adversity instead of losing ground or giving up.

Level I
In Level I students are introduced to the concept of resilience and the five core characteristics of resilient people. Through stories, cartoons, and real life examples, students learn how resilience relates to their own decision making and life choices. They are also introduced to a modified rational-emotive therapy model helping them become aware of the ways their own thinking affects their actions.
• table of contents
• sample pages .pdf
• standards

Level II
In Level II, students review the five core characteristics of resilient people and are introduced to four types of behaviors that support resilience. They take several assessments to determine their own resilience and the level of their own support and build a personal and unique profile of their own current resilience.
• table of contents
• sample pages.pdf
• standards

Level III
In Level III, students review Levels I and II and make goals to implement supports for resilience into their daily lives. A longer story is introduced to help students recognize the characteristics of resilient people in a real life situation. Students are given the opportunity to discuss problems they face and develop solutions as a class.
• table of contents
• sample pages.pdf
• standards

•Living a Resilient Life

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