Resources
A variety of resources compiled by the Student Services Team and various individuals in CESD.
Healthy Relationships Plus Program – The Fourth R
This is a classroom based program that teaches a curriculum called “The Fourth R” (Relationships). The program is taught using a thematic approach to reduce risk behaviours including: Violence/bullying Unsafe sexual behaviour Substance use Many of these adolescent...
FSW – Family School Wellness
The Family School Wellness Program is an important part of our healthy Chinook’s Edge school community. We work to provide a variety of supports and resources to students and families throughout our school division. Our focus is on providing support to children and...
Mind-Up
Mind-up is a 15 lesson program for pre-K- grade 8 students. It is science-centric and evidence-based program that is grounded in neuroscience, positive psychology, mindful awareness and social-emotional learning. Gratitude, mindfulness and perspective taking are...
Rainbows
Rainbows is a program designed to help children of all ages to grieve and grow after loss (death and divorce). The curricula consists of journals, activities, games, and stories that are designed to help participants express their feelings and move through grief....
Kimochis
“The Kimochis Educator’s Tool Kit is a universal, school-based, social emotional learning curriculum designed to give children the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to recognize and manage their emotions, demonstrate caring and concern for others, establish...
Heroes
Training required - will need a staff facilitator to be trained in the program. Cost involved (see below). “The HEROES program was founded in memory of Jennifer Janz — bright, gifted and talented 16-year old young woman, who through a series of wrong choices ended up...
Flex Your Head – Mental Health Promotion Program
Flex Your Head is a universal mental health promotion program for youth created by The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Flex Your Head was developed to help youth think about, talk about, and understand issues of mental health and wellness within a safe, fun, and...
D.A.R.E.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is an education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. There are a variety of programs available for each grade level. There is a cost associated with...
Conscious Discipline
Conscious Discipline is a program that fosters a fundamental shift in thinking that empowers adults and children to be the change they want to see in the world. It is an evidence-based, trauma-informed approach that provides an array of behavior management strategies...
Alberta Education: Wellness Resources
The vision of wellness education in Alberta is for students to be educated, informed and contributing members of society and to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be well in every sense of the word—emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially...
Superflex – A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum
The purpose of this program is to provide an engaging teaching tool to help students learn more about their own social behaviour and strategies on how to regulate it. There are characters (the Team of Unthinkables) as well as lessons and worksheets. Social Thinking...
Stuart Shanker and The Merit Centre – The Five Domains of Self-Regulation
The MEHRIT Centre (TMC) is an educational organization, established by Dr. Stuart Shanker in 2012 to work towards a vision of calm, alert children, youth and adults flourishing in physically and emotionally nurturing environments. Our mission is to ground learning and...
Strongest Families Institute
Strongest Families Institute is a not-for-profit corporation providing evidence-based services to children and families seeking help for mental health and other issues impacting health and well-being. We provide timely care to families by teaching skills through our...
spark*: Self Regulation Program of Awareness and Resilience of Kids
spark* is an innovative, evidence-based program that teaches children how to manage and regulate their behavior, thinking and emotions more effectively. spark* is appropriate for any child, two to 10 years of age, where self-regulation is a concern; for example,...
Social Stories
Description Increases student comfort level with certain situations. Increases understanding of situations that are new, different and/or confusing. Teaches expected responses to situations. Increases independence. Links...
Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports
When PBIS is implemented in the classroom, it may be referred to as classroom PBIS, positive classroom behavior support (PCBS), positive and proactive classroom management, or a variety of other synonyms. The same critical features (practices, data, and systems) come...
Size of the Problem
Size of the Problem is a social thinking strategy that supports students understanding and reactions to social problems that they encounter. The objective of this resource is for students to be able to recognize how big a problem is and then know the appropriate...
Parent Tool Kit
Parent Tool Kit is a website that provides resources for parents on all aspects of social emotional development. Suited for all ages of child development