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WAVE has just released its newly revised WAVE In Schools - Level 1 curriculum, aimed at preventing students from dropping out and preparing them for success in school, careers, and life.

The 132 lessons in WAVE In Schools - Level 1 are designed to be delivered in a group setting of up to 25 students. Each lesson was written and reviewed by experts, including classroom teachers, and focuses on basic education, employment readiness, career awareness, and critical life skills. It is best used in conjunction with a full WAVE In Schools program in a high school or 9th Grade Academy, but can also be successful within a school-to-work transition or character development strategy for any group of 9th through 12th graders.

The curriculum, when combined with teacher training in WAVE’s experiential classroom methods and program approach, has been proven by independent research to be among the most effective interventions for students at risk of dropping out of school. Urban, suburban, and rural schools alike can expect a full WAVE program implementation to result in:

• Reduced conflict and behavior problems
• Increased social and emotional competence
• Increased academic perseverance
• Increase orientation toward the future
• Increase positive connections to adults and school
• Reduced dropout rates

Get an outline and sample lessons in the Free Resources section of WAVE’s web site.

More information about the WAVE In Schools program, as well as curriculum and program approaches for after school, middle grades students and community-based drop out recovery programs is also available online. For more information, contact J. Tyler at 202-484-0103 ext. 3043, 800-274-2005, or jtyler@waveinc.org.

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