CHA’s program is proven to prevent bullying, increase academic scores by as much as 11%, and provide positive and lasting effects on the climate and culture of the school communities.
Designed to be fully-infused as part of our overall teaching process and curriculum, the program positively impacts behavior, academic learning and the social/emotional life of individual students, and provides a foundation of pro-social, critical thinking and life skill learning for all students.
Social Skills Program Goals
To develop the student’s self control and social awareness skills (including, but not limited to: identifying, monitoring, and regulating stress and emotions, group cooperation, and the ability to develop positive peer relationships).
To improve students’ social decision-making and problem-solving skills by training educators, parents, and human service workers to be effective facilitators of those skills.
To impact upon the student’s self-esteem and sense of self-efficacy by providing children with a problem-solving framework and social competencies upon which they can rely in stressful situations.
To increase positive social behaviors and healthy life choices.
The program prompts student to consider their own contribution to interpersonal encounters, provides opportunities to role play, and to interact with their peers in fun and informal settings.
