Our Methods of Teaching

The investment our community makes in our children and community today serves to build high-functioning adults and a stronger community of the future

We evaluated the best of the best. We will start by taking advantage of years of proven work in the field with Leadership Embodiment, The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom’s 16 Guidelines, Kaizen and more! We are also inspired by the work of The Resilience Project in Australia.

Proven Methods

Proven methods to prevent emergence of mental issues are grounded in neuroscience and behavioral research.

Our hypothesis is two fold to increase effectiveness

1 – By improving well-being with adults that interact with children through empowerment, mindfulness and positive psychology, we can decrease stress, increase happiness and mental health first in adults and then longitudinally have a positive impact on children in their care.

2 – By increasing positivity with children by teaching gratitude, kindness, aspiration and mindfulness, we can build resilience and decrease stress and anxiety.

Test & Learn Approach

1- We co-develop curriculum with schools to focus on unique needs and opportunities

2 – We engage students and teachers via synchronous training sessions

3- We build evangelists with teachers so they reinforce the learnings in the classroom

4 – We cultivate a culture of positive emotion and compassion within each school community

5 – We design the rollout scientifically to prove the work, iterate and expand to more children

Teachers and students

Teacher Curriculum:
Synchronous virtual training programs to teachers using a solution based approach focusing on the topics prioritized by the school during co-development of the program.

Student Curriculum:
Multi-session synchronous virtual training programs for pre-K to 12th grade students as well as University students. Sessions can vary based on age and attention span, and will be 15-60 minutes in length.

Topics include:

Leadership Embodiment (Subtopics: Centering, Inspiration, Mind Tools, Communicating)
FDCW’s 16 Guidelines (Subtopics: Aspiration, Principles, Purpose, Courage, Gratitude, Kindness, Respect)
Compassionate Leadership
Kaizen

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OUR mental Health problem

25% of youth are experiencing depressive symptoms and 20% experiencing anxiety symptoms.

The Sad Numbers

20% aged 15-24 surveyed in 21 countries “said they often feel depressed or have little interest in doing things

25% of US children experiencing depressive symptoms

20% of US children experiencing anxiety symptoms

Mental Health

The mental health of a generation of children all over the world may be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruption of routines, education, and recreation has led to loneliness and isolation – known risk factors for poor mental health outcomes.

Many children are afraid, angry, and concerned for their future. In the USA, “symptoms of depression and anxiety have doubled during the pandemic, with 25% of youth experiencing depressive symptoms and 20% experiencing anxiety symptoms”. Even prior to the pandemic, roughly 20% of young people aged 15-24 surveyed in 21 countries “said they often feel depressed or have little interest in doing things.”

The mental health of children and adolescents is affected by the people around them, their surroundings, and their interactions. Unfortunately, caregivers and educators are experiencing stress and poor mental health during the pandemic which makes support even more difficult.

The US Surgeon General’s December 2021 advisory calls on “broad-based and rapid response from government, social media companies, community groups, schools, teachers, parents and even students” to address the problem from multiple angles including increasing awareness, prevention and increased resources for treatment. We believe this problem is only worse in the MENA region and our experiments in the US and research we lean on from other regions can be leveraged to support fast action.

Read the Surgeon General’s Report on HHS.Gov

Research Page