THIS is my 'why' ❤️ and PROUDEST announcement to date.
When we bring PLAY and JOY to school...
- Students WANT to come to school.
- Student are ENGAGED and fall in LOVE with learning.
- Students learn and PRACTICE real-world SEL skills.
- Educators remember WHY they began teaching and ENJOY coming to school and being with their students.
I am honored and humbled to share our FIRST Kikori Case Study with you, demonstrating the impact and opportunity that Kikori Social Emotional Learning provides to educators and students.
In just four weeks, Lower Yukon School District's Summer School program showcased the transformative power of Kikori's experiential social-emotional learning (SEL) approach. Students flourished and demonstrated significant improvement in SEL skills, attendance surged by 50%, and educators said it was, "The BEST Summer ever!"
LYSD Director Lisa Vrvilo said, “Those that dove into Kikori CHANGED classrooms, students and teachers. I had teachers saying that it changed the way I‘m teaching. It’s more hands-on, it’s engaging. Students were EXCITED to come to school in the morning. Teachers used some of the activities in the reading and math classes based on what they were learning from the platform and Kikori. They used more cooperative learning and engagement strategies that they picked up on during SEL time.”
Just imagine if this can happen in four weeks... what can happen in a school year? We can't wait to find out with the schools and educators we are working together with this year.
Thank you to ALL of the incredible educators whose activities are available within Kikori 💞 Laurie Frank Marilyn Levin, Maria Jose Treviño Gonzalez, Tara Flippo, Play For Peace, Chris Cavert, Ed.D., Amy Climer, Ph.D., CSP, Michael Gass, Bryn Lottig, Craig dobkin, Jennifer Stanchfield, Brent Bell, Ink Factory Studio, Dr. Jenn Moore, Margot Denomme, Marli Williams, Lucinda Martinelli, Dr. Marty K. Casey, Chris Bent 🥒, Craig Zablocki-Motivational Speaker, Morteza R, Daniel Cape, PhD, Jim Cain, Drew Baar, Agyatmitra Agyatmitra, Marlene Wonder Reinert, MSW, LCSW, LPC-S, CCAT.
Thank you to the Kikori team who has worked tirelessly for years to curate our summer school curriculum and SEL Calendars that make it easy for educators to lead team building activities 💓 Nikki Delaney, Haley Burns, Barbara Hockstader, Lauri Susi, Susi Burke, Niquelle Cotton, Tatum Moser M.Ed, Todd Schwartz, Lynn Marsh, Sandra S., Daniel O'Reilly, Michael McLeod, Tedd Dooley, Muizz Awan, Dan Miller, John Losey , Edel Mooney.
Most importantly, thank you ALL the incredible educators who created connections, community and belonging through these activities within your classrooms! We can't wait to play, reflect, connect and grow with you this year. ❤️
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