Youth are struggling with unprecedented mental and social health struggles
Check out what youth said about mental health and life in our film project excerpt and cover story published by Time Magazine.
You can help!
Educators, counselors, parents, parent groups, summer camps, mentors, sports leagues, and youth organizations can use these plug-and-play video lessons with activities and games to help 4th-12th graders develop crucial life skills for mental and behavioral health, safety, healthy relationships, equality, and academic and life success.
View Curriculum Sections
The PowerUp Co-Ed curriculum (program) for 4th-12th grade youth is divided into 5 topical sections of life skill lessons. Purchase individual program sections or provide comprehensive life skill eduction by getting the whole curriculum as a discounted bundle. Click a section to see included lessons or to license it.
Purchases provide a license for one youth-serving professional or parent, or one parent or community group, to use curriculum sections with one group of youth in one location for one year. Purchase confirms reading and agreeing to the nonprofit Youth Empowerment Group's Terms of Use.
PowerUp lessons are based on youth research and the science of learning, require minimal prep and supplies, and give youth practical tools for:
- self-esteem and confidence without entitlement
- social media and drama management
- coping with stress & managing emotions like anger and anxiety
- recognizing depression and anxiety & risk of self-harm
- empathy and assertiveness
- bullying defense and reduction
- personal and school safety
- healthy relationships, social skills, valuing diversity
- problem & conflict-solving
- healthy brain development, substance use prevention
- mindsets, habits, and brain food for success
- valuing adult support and how to find it, and
- all CASEL competencies
while building positive culture, connections, and open communication.
Youth are struggling and you can help. Go for it!
Schools and youth-serving organizations with multiple users can get a personalized quote by emailing [email protected].
ABOUT TEACHING POWERUP
These lessons make your job caring for youth easier!
Experts designed video-based lessons (sessions) for schools, youth-serving organizations, and parents to be comprehensive, easy, and flexible:
- Teach one youth to large student groups
- Do lessons (sessions) in any order
- 30 to 45-minute lessons with games and activities can be divided to fit time schedules
- Brief 1-2 minute topical video teaching segments can be used in classrooms and groups
- Lesson pages contain printable instructor guides, student handouts, game cards, and activity sheets
Video lessons contain:
- Ten to 15-minute teaching segments on topics shown by research to be crucial for the safety and success of today's youth followed by brief reviews
- Discussion time introduced by a rap song
- Top takeaway messages
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Animated activity or game instructions and timers
MEET THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS
About the Youth Empowerment Group
(YEG)
The nonprofit Youth Empowerment Group's volunteer experts in mental health, education, and medicine are dedicated to supporting mental and behavioral health, safety, equality, healthy relationships, and academic success in tweens and teens by creating easy and effective mental and social health life skill curriculums.
