Start with a 25-minute CORE lesson and then add BOOSTERS as you have time. School-Connect 4.0 CORE lessons all include “Knowledge Hub” videos, interactive student activities, and opportunities for reflection and application. Additionally, most lessons include “Teen Voices” videos from current students on the lesson topic. Within 25 minutes, students learn, discuss, and apply skills essential to success in school and life.
Each core lesson includes three to five additional lesson BOOSTERS on three different topics:
- Get Connected (fun, interactive team-building activities)
- Get Centered (5-minute mindfulness videos)
- Lesson Extensions (continued practice and activities in the core lesson topic).
The boosters range from 5–20 minutes each. The estimated times are posted beside each booster option. Educators/counselors can add boosters before/after CORE lessons and/or integrate them into regular academic classes or pull-out groups.
All lessons include everything educators need to facilitate, including PowerPoint-like slides, videos, handouts, and additional supports. Teachers access the slides with embedded videos through the online console. Each School-Connect lesson includes an easy-to-use lesson outline that begins with learning objectives and essential questions for the lesson, followed by several activities to help students answer these questions and build social-emotional skills. The end of the lesson contains a wrap-up discussion and application/reflection homework/classwork.