Children's Institute / PATHS Program

The PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) program is an elementary school curriculum that has been shown to significantly improve children’s social , emotional, and cognitive skills. Social emotional competence is a master skill that underlies both effective behavior and academic success. Research based and proven effective, the PATHS program teaches children how to change behaviors and attitudes that contribute to violence and bullying, how to express and control their emotions, and how to develop effective conflict-resolution strategies.

It is easily integrated into the existing learning environments. Timing can be adapted to suit individual classroom needs. This is teacher led. For additional information, please visit the PATHS website.

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