Through a partnership with Connect with Kids, The Lovett School community can access Connect with Kids WebSource: evidence-based online video and print resources focused on social and emotional learning.
You’ll find more than 200 Connect with Kids streaming videos featuring real kids talking about today’s very real issues, along with the latest research and expert advice. Topics include building achievement, character and resilience, bullying prevention, digital citizenship, drug and alcohol abuse prevention; and health and wellness. The two- to eight-minute video segments are designed to fit busy schedules – in the classroom and at home. Accompanying print resources help continue the conversation under the guide of a trusted facilitator as students, parents and teachers can listen and learn from each other.
Connect with Kids, founded in 1998, is an instructional media company that produces documentary programs for television and evidenced-based, multimedia programs for schools with a focus on student behavior, parent engagement and social and emotional issues. Using the power of storytelling and peer-to-peer learning, Connect with Kids programs spark emotional connection and inspire positive behavior and cultural change. CWK owns one of the nation’s largest non-fiction multimedia libraries, with more than 6,000 hours of video featuring real kids and teens sharing their real stories, along with expert advice. Our video resources, complete with educational curricula, address bullying prevention, drug and alcohol prevention, academic motivation, life skills and character development, health and wellness, attendance, career readiness and more.
Research and Methodology
Connect with Kids has been designated an “Effective Producer” of programs by the U.S. Department of Education and appears on the prestigious U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse List. Research shows that schools using Connect with Kids programs experienced:
- A decrease in physical and verbal aggressive behaviors among students.
- A decrease in the likelihood of students using drugs and alcohol.
- An increase in positive social and emotional behaviors among students.
- Improved communication among students, teachers and parents.