Teacher Training - Build Resilience and Strengthen Youth/Teen Mental Health
Resilient Youth Teach-the-Teacher Program
The Resilient Youth/Teen Teach-the-Teacher program empowers school faculty to bring coping skills and life management tools into the school environment to help students better manage daily stress, and positively impact their academic performance, health and well-being. At the same time, it supports teachers with practices to help them feel re-energized and focused.
This comprehensive & research-validated resiliency curriculum was developed by researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Benson-Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital. Contact us to set up a program for your school/district or keep reading to learn more.
Resilient Youth/Teen at Lockport Township High School
The physical education/health teachers and social work staff at Lockport Township High School in Illinois were trained in the Resilient Youth/Teen Program by instructors from Smart HWP. The teachers then incorporated it into their PE classes for all students. The success of that program was highlighted in this clip from Fox 32 News in Chicago.
Teach-the-Teacher Program Components
As part of our Teach-the-Teacher Program, your faculty and staff will receive:
10-hour educational session delivered in-person or virtually
Access to the Resilient Schools Teacher’s Guide. This comprehensive guide provides full curriculum, class activities, scripts, etc.
Student workbooks for grades 1-4, 5-8, or 9-12
Post-program coaching and implementation support throughout the school year
Weekly “Mental Fitness Technique of the Week” micro-learning videos with additional strategies and tips to share with students
Periodic virtual Resilient Youth/Teen Refresher sessions to…
Review concepts
Share ideas other schools have implemented
Answer questions
Provide a deeper dive into many of the strategies and techniques
After the program, your teachers will be ready to implement a research-based curriculum that helps students:
Recognize personal stress triggers
Recognize when stress becomes a problem and not just an inconvenience
Master techniques to stay calm in stressful situations
Foster lifelong positive habits that enhance personal resiliency
““I wanted to implement some kind of resiliency program for our students, but struggled to conceptualize and organize the content. The Resilient Youth Program puts the learning in a well-organized and easy to follow format. Once a student consistently applies these concepts throughout their everyday life, they will become better prepared to manage themselves in practically every situation.”
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Stress Management
Just as kids with good muscle tone excel at sports, kids who practice relaxation techniques are good at responding to and recovering from emotional stress.
Evolve Education
Transform your PE/Health Department into a full Wellness Department that meets the physical, mental, social, and emotional needs of your students.
Build Resilience
Invest in this training and help students manage emotions and impulses, relate to others, improve academic performance, and increase self esteem.
““I really like the program and think it is super beneficial for my students. The program is perfect the way it is. I love that someone is finally addressing this topic in a meaningful way that can be put into practice in the PE setting.””
Get Started
Contact us to schedule a virtual or in-person teach-the-teacher session, or a customized program for your school or district.
Why Resiliency Programs are Vital to Our Schools
Learn from Teachers Who Successfully Implemented the Program
Dawn Glassburn, Physical Education Teacher at Byron High School, provides some ideas and tips for other schools that are implementing the Resilient Teen Program
Todd Elkei, PE, Health and Driver's Education Department Chair from Lockport Township High School, provides some tips for those implementing the Resilient Teen Program
““In many cases we wait until kids are in a crisis to teach them these skills, but that is the wrong way to go about it. These should be basic skills taught to every single child because they help them in just about every aspect of their lives — school, extra-curricular activities, peer relationships. The bonus then is that when the child faces a crisis later in life, they are more resilient and better able to handle that crisis because they have built these habits and practices before the crisis happened.””