Resiliency Education

Resiliency Curriculum

Duval County Resiliency Curriculum

Duval County Public Schools is committed to supporting the whole child through a strong foundation of Tier 1 resiliency and mental health supports. By embedding evidence-informed resiliency practices into the school day, we create learning environments that strengthen students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic success.

Through the implementation of Calm Classroom, Harmony, School Connect, and Open Parachute, schools provide students with intentional opportunities to develop essential skills in self-awareness, emotional regulation, positive relationships, problem-solving, coping, and decision-making. These universal supports are designed to reach all students and complement academic instruction by helping students build the skills they need to navigate challenges, engage in learning, and thrive.

Together, these Tier 1 resiliency curricula help foster connected, supportive, and resilient school communities where every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

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Calm Classroom

Calm Classroom is a 3-minute scripted breathing, stretching, focusing and relaxation techniques can be led by teachers and students, and are suitable for all learning styles and physical abilities. 

Calm Classroom combines the power of mindfulness with the research-backed benefits of brain breaks to inspire school communities to...

Cultivate the daily practice of caring for one’s own mental and emotional well-being. Connect as a classroom community around a shared mindfulness routine. Develop a friendly self-awareness of one’s own mind, body and emotions. Learn to calm the nervous system. Strengthen mental focus.

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Second Step

Second Step teaches students social and emotional skills to help them succeed in school and in life. Second Step units are designed to improve children’s skills in three general areas that are central to healthy social-emotional development. In the Empathy Training unit, children are taught the empathy skills needed to identify emotions and to recognize possible causes of the emotions that occur in their interactions with others. The Impulse Control and Problem-Solving unit, teaches children to respond to social interactions thoughtfully rather than impulsively. They learn problem-solving steps that promote a neutral rather than hostile orientation toward peers. The Anger Management unit teaches children how to manage their own anger constructively. The middle school level includes units on Bullying Prevention and Substance Abuse Prevention.

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Sanford Harmony

Harmony equips students in grades pre-K-6 to practice vital social and emotional skills, pursue academic and personal goals with confidence, and build positive friendships and relationships.  

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School Connect

School-Connect:  A program for boosting students' social, emotional and academic skills. School-Connect seeks to foster academic engagement, enhance social and emotional competencies, reduce risk behaviors, and facilitate supportive relationships within high school and middle school (6th Grade) communities. The ultimate goal is to prepare adolescents for adulthood both personally and professionally.

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Open Parachute

Open Parachute is a research-informed mental health and resilience curriculum that helps high school students build self-awareness, coping skills, healthy relationships, and confidence. Engaging lessons provide practical strategies to support well-being, connection, empathy, and help-seeking skills.

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EMPOWERING FLORIDA'S STUDENTS

No one is immune to adversity and hardship, but with strong skills and a community of encouragement, we can persevere.

Resiliency Florida

Resiliency Toolkit: CPALMS

The toolkit linked below was assembled by the Florida Department of Education to assist teachers in the development of more resilient and healthy students. Teachers utilizing the instructional resources included in this toolkit will empower Florida’s students as they develop resilience and character education skills to adapt to a variety of situations. These lessons can also assist with instruction in health education topics included in required instruction. (cpalms.com)

Resiliency Toolkit