Prevention Program

Afterschool Social-Emotional Learning

  • AUDIENCE: Elementary school students

  • METHOD: In-person, instructor-led curriculum

  • LENGTH: 6 weeks

  • DESCRIPTION:
    4 weekly core activities
    3 weekly enrichment activity options
    1 family time suggestion
    Resources for selecting and inviting a guest speaker

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Buddy Builder

Build social skills, and prevent aggression and substance misuse through embedding social-emotional learning into diverse afterschool activities (e.g., music, drama, community service, physical activity, art).

RELATED PRESENTATIONS

Kupersmidt, J. B., Stump, K., & Stelter, R. L. (2019, April). The Buddy Builder Program: Integrating social-emotional learning into enrichment activities in elementary afterschool programs. Workshop presented at the Synergy Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Kupersmidt, J. B., Stump, K., & Stelter, R. L. (March 2019). Evaluation of the Buddy Builder Afterschool Program for Promoting Social-Emotional Skills in Elementary School-Aged Children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

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