As scientific studies continue to reveal, emotional intelligence has a significant positive effect on academic performance. Hope Rising’s award-winning emotional intelligence curriculum, “My Best Me”, combines EI learning with the science of hope to create motivation, positivity, and resilience in K-12 classrooms.
We all know how it feels to be hopeful vs. hopeless. The difference between these two states is remarkable, one filling you with excitement for the future, and the other leaving you dreading it.
Hope Rising believes that, by improving students' emotional intelligence through the lens of hope, schools can create emotionally balanced classrooms full of goal-oriented, positive, and productive students.
In fact, Hope Rising's EI curriculum, "My Best Me", has proven to do just that.
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✦ Why EI Learning Is Essential ✦
Issues like chronic absenteeism, truancy, difficulty focusing in class or comprehending learning materials, and causing regular class disruptions or conflicts with other students, can often be signs of a student struggling emotionally.
Anxiety, depression, and stress are common issues for adolescents, especially those who have experienced trauma. Learning how to regulate their stress and emotions can help students to be more present and active in the classroom.
✦ EI + Hope = Success! ✦
"My Best Me" teaches students practical skills for maintaining their emotional, mental, and physical well-being. With this curriculum, students practice expressing themselves through collaborative exercises and creative activities, giving them dedicated time to reflect on their emotional state.
"My Best Me" also teaches students how to set and achieve goals based on their individual strengths with a simple three-step process: set a goal, create a pathway, and build the inner willpower to succeed.
This EI curriculum is based on evidence and scientific research which has proven that hope is one of the strongest indicators for positive life outcomes and heightened learning capacity. Through its three-step goal-achievement method, "My Best Me" teaches students to have a positive outlook for their futures, encouraging them to strive with confidence.
"My Best Me" has generated demonstrable results including decreased rates of dropouts, chronic absenteeism, and truancy. Educators using this curriculum have also reported improved grades, better attendance, and higher graduation rates for their students.
Through highly-engaging and interactive, grade-appropriate lessons, "My Best Me" encourages students' collaboration, engagement, participation, and open communication with their classmates and teachers.
✦ About Hope Rising ✦
Hope Rising is a curriculum developer dedicated to providing K-12 schools, educators, and students with the structural support they need to make emotional intelligence learning a regular part of academic programming. The company centers its curriculum and operations around this philosophy: "Hope is the belief that tomorrow will be better than today, and that you have the power to make it so". Using evidence and scientific research on the power of hope, Hope Rising aims to empower students and educators with its EI curriculum that fosters resilient behaviors and positivity in the classroom.
Want to learn more and preview a sample of Hope Rising's award-winning EI curriculum? Get started by visiting https://hoperisingedu.com/the-science-of-hope/
