Exhibiting chronic absenteeism is a sure way for students to fall behind and struggle academically. Hope Rising’s EI curriculum, “My Best Me”, promotes hope and engaged classroom environments to reduce absenteeism and improve academic performance.
Regardless of how much work educators do to create engaging activities and interesting projects, and encourage participation, if students aren't in class, they can't reap the benefits.
Chronic absenteeism is often a symptom of a deeper issue, including emotional pain or current or past trauma.
Hope Rising has designed a hope-driven emotional intelligence curriculum, "My Best Me", to build resilient behaviors in students that aid them in overcoming adversity and regulating their emotions.
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✓ Missing Out ✓
Chronic absenteeism has a clear and direct negative impact on grades, classroom performance, and comprehension. Students who regularly miss class are often struggling with emotional turmoil, including stress, anxiety, or depression, possibly resulting from a traumatic experience.
Hope is one of the strongest indicators for positive life outcomes and achievement, and has been proven to help regulate stress and negative emotions. By practicing skills that build hope and resilience, students are better able to focus on their academic goals.
✓ "My Best Me" Can Help ✓
Schools using "My Best Me" have reported a 44% lower rate of chronic absenteeism, increased student participation, improved classroom relationships, and higher academic achievement overall.
"My Best Me" uses the science of hope to build resilience and enthusiasm in students. Students begin by reflecting on their identities, personalities, and character strengths, which boosts confidence and improves their ability to have consistently healthy interactions in the classroom.
"My Best Me" also teaches students the importance of community and relationships through collaborative group activities. By building healthy classroom communities, "My Best Me" has resulted in 68% fewer suspensions and expulsions and 81% fewer dropouts in addition to its positive impact on absenteeism.
This EI curriculum fosters hope in students by teaching them this simple three-step method: 1) set a positive goal based on individual strengths, 2) create an actionable pathway to that goal, and 3) build the willpower needed to achieve it. The program applies its effective three-step goal-achieving method to its five core concepts: identity, health, community, environment, and economics.
✓ About Hope Rising ✓
Hope Rising's award-winning EI curriculum, "My Best Me", was created by a diverse team of child education specialists, emotional intelligence experts, authors, and specialized consultants from around the world. This curriculum is based on years worth of scientific research and is proven to have measurable positive results in participating classrooms. Each of Hope Rising's K-12 classroom packs is designed to meet the needs of its corresponding grade level by education professionals specialized in that grade and age range.
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