{"id":3793,"date":"2015-10-01T04:40:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T04:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zinggg.com\/love4life\/?page_id=3793"},"modified":"2016-03-01T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T17:16:29","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/love4life.life\/?page_id=3793","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Love4Life, created in 2009 under the work of PS I Love You Foundation,\u00a0reaching\u00a0hundreds of\u00a0local youth annually.\u00a0 Love4Life\u00a0is\u00a0a 10-18 week SEL (social\u00a0and emotional learning) life-skills program highlighting 18 influential topics of conversation that \u00a0inspire youth to\u00a0think , act and live with increased compassion and more confident choices.\u00a0\u00a0PS I Love You’s \u00a0posts program results prove \u00a0increased success\u00a0in student\u2019s outlook on life, happiness, self acceptance,\u00a0confidence, school,\u00a0career, trust and personal friendships..\u00a0The program is taught\u00a0in 45-90\u00a0minute sessions once per week with up to 40 students in a class.\u00a0\u00a0Our instructors, trained through PS I Love You\u00a0Foundation, teach the program or we can train other teachers to deliver the content. \u00a0Love4Life provides easy to use Instructor Guides and Student Journals for interactive writing and increased participation.\u00a0 Love4Life is delivered every week\u00a0with\u00a0the same habitual forming 10 step sequence: from mindful breathing techniques, to emotion cards and mantras.<\/p>\n

Love4Life’s Mantra<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0\u201cI am\u00a0courageous\u00a0confident and in control. \u00a0I know how to apply myself and accomplish my goal. \u00a0Life is 10% what happens and 90% me, so\u00a0I will\u00a0always take action to be the best I can be!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ages<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Can be single or mixed grades (5th<\/sup>– 9th<\/sup>), up to 40\u00a0students\u00a0per class with one instructor.<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 Love4Life\u00a0program inspires students to respect themselves and others, understand, control and communicate their feelings, relate to their peers, become strong public speakers and apply themselves 100%\u00a0to become a stronger in mind, spirit, outlook about life.\u00a0\u00a0Life4Life instructors firmly believe:\u00a0\u00a0If we strengthen the heart, mind and spirit of one child,\u00a0everyone\u00a0benefits; the classroom, the teachers, the school, the parents, the siblings, an entire community, all leading to a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Outcome<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 Increased student\u00a0confidence\u00a0and self-acceptance; \u00a0increased open-minded thoughts, tolerance and trust \u00a0about others, increased comfort with\u00a0public\u00a0speaking and with new people, increased positive attitude toward self and others, increased participation in school and homework and increased ability to interact and share feelings in and out of the\u00a0classroom.\u00a0\u00a0Witnessed decrease of school bullying, negative attitudes and disrespect and disappearance of bullying within classrooms and playgrounds in 4-6 weeks\u2026being replaced with kindness, open understanding and respect to teachers, school and life in general.\u00a0 Every day school teaches learning skills for career, we teach social and emotional skills for life.<\/p>\n

Evaluation<\/strong><\/span>: Love4Life Evaluation Results from\u00a0St. Lawrence Brindisi: 33 Students Year \u00a09\/2013-6\/2014 Pre\/Post Evaluation Results for 33 students from school year 9\/2013\u00a0 through\u00a0 6\/2014:<\/p>\n

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I like who I am and what I bring to the world:<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n76%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I am confident standing and talking in front of my classmates:<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have a plan to get more involved in my life at school, home, community:<\/td>\n\u00a0 42%<\/td>\n\u00a076%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I practice being an authentic person:<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I can trust people I don\u2019t know very well:<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I am open minded about other people and things different than me:<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I often express gratitude toward others I care about:<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n85%<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have become a more responsible and reliable person:<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n\u00a079%<\/td>\n\u00a012%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I feel motivated to accomplish my goals:<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n\u00a076%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have a positive attitude about myself and my life:<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I understand that life is 10% what happens and 90% how I react to it:<\/td>\n\u00a048%<\/td>\n82%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I understand the difference between materialism and core values:<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a066%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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I believe the Love for Life program helps students like me become more positive, focused, confident and in control of what we thing, say and do. \u00a0 \u00a0100% of students agreed<\/strong><\/article>\n
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Program:\u00a0 Love4Life, created in 2009 under the work of PS I Love You Foundation,\u00a0reaching\u00a0hundreds of\u00a0local youth annually.\u00a0 Love4Life\u00a0is\u00a0a 10-18 week SEL (social\u00a0and emotional learning) life-skills program highlighting 18 influential topics… <\/p>\n

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