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Educators around the country are delighted with the PATHS® program!

Here's what they're saying:

Consolidated School District of New Britain

New Britain, CT

"My district's teachers tell me that they love [the] PATHS [program] because it's developmentally appropriate and because it saves them significant instructional time that used to be spent on student conflicts, tantrums, and other classroom disruptions. Our students are making great strides in solving small disputes on their own, exhibiting self-control by using the Turtle calm-down techniques when angry or upset, and encouraging their peers to do the same."

-- Dr. Pam Granucci, District Coordinator
Grants and Early Childhood Programs

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Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore, MD

"The 'PATHS' program is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... This program, which can make a big difference in the life of a child, has been needed for a long time in education. It deals with the emotional well-being of a child, validating emotions and helping him or her to know what to do with them. The result is a strong, positive school experience. I work every day with teachers who are new to [the] PATHS [program]. I tell them to just try one or two lessons and watch as their boys and girls begin to respond. They are amazed by the difference."

-- Peggy Harris
Coordinator of the PATHS program

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Four clinical trials [of the PATHS program] over the past 15 years have demonstrated improvements in social and emotional competencies and reductions in aggression and other risk factors... across a wide range of elementary school children, including children with special needs."

-- Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention

Lincoln Public Schools

Lincoln, NE

"I find [the] PATHS [program] to be very beneficial with kindergarten and first grade students who are learning about health and character education. The activities provided in the curriculum are engaging and encourage the students to participate. I especially like the tactile and visual components of [the] PATHS [program], such as the feelings face cards."

—Jerome Ehrlich
Teacher, Health & Physical Education

Sherwood Forest Elementary School

Bellevue, WA

"If you can find even 20 minutes three times a week, you will see a big difference in your students' ability to solve problems for themselves, empathize with others, etc.... Teaching [the PATHS program] has saved me so much time in classroom management and problem solving. I no longer have to mediate every disagreement in my classroom. My kids have skills to problem-solve, and manage their anger and use self-control on their own."

-- Erin King
5th Grade Teacher

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland, OH

"[The] PATHS® [program] is a key component of CMSD's academic transformation plan and is being implemented in all of the district's elementary classrooms. We chose [the] PATHS [program] as our SEL curriculum because it addressed the needs of our District. The curriculum teaches the skills needed as well as giving the opportunity to practice and use those skills. [The] PATHS [program] is easily incorporated into our existing academic curriculum and comes with a needed parent component. The curriculum is easy for teachers to use and is appealing to our students."

-- William Stencil, M.Ed., Executive Director
Humanware Internal Operations

 

Rochester City School District

Rochester, NY

"One of the things I like the most about [the] PATHS [program] is how its social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts can be integrated into most subjects. Teachers learn to weave the concepts into classes such as language arts and social studies. This means teachers can follow state standards of learning while integrating the PATHS [program] lessons and SEL content into regular classroom time."

-- Dr. Pat Krueger
Professional Development Specialist (retired)

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