EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
Social and Emotional Learning remains a top priority for Varsity Brands as students, faculty, and staff return to campus this year. The Believe In You Student Empowerment Program designed around core SEL competencies, provides free resources to help teachers facilitate social and emotional development. Interactive Student Empowerment Journals and Student Leadership resources are available in free digital form. Staff development is available to help bring the program to life, and campus branding solutions provide positive reinforcement with empowering messages throughout your school.
DIGITAL JOURNALS
Our Student Empowerment Journals are easy to implement and require little instructional time. The digital journals range from 5 days to 40 weeks long and are FREE for all students and educators. Click the button to learn how you can access all of our digital resources.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
This FREE 20-week program is designed to cultivate student leadership and provide mental health support for all students. This program can be used in leadership classes, student clubs and organizations. Click the button to learn how you can access all of our digital resources.
Empowerment Journals are easy to implement and require little instructional time. Every Monday an empowerment statement will be delivered during morning announcements or in your classroom. This statement sets the tone for the week and provides context for the coming journaling prompts. Teachers provide students 5 to 10 minutes to complete the day’s journaling exercise. For schools with a regularly scheduled advisory period, or for those who choose to implement the program in health or physical education classes, empowerment discussion prompts are provided to help teachers extend the journal’s social and emotional lesson in a restorative circle exercise.
EMPOWERING CAMPUS BRANDING
Show students you believe they can accomplish anything with these NEW Student Empowerment banners. These inspired designs work hand-in-hand with Varsity Brands Student Empowerment resources to elevate your campus while promoting health and healing in kids. Banners are customized with your school’s branding.
WHY CHOOSE VARSITY BRANDS EMPOWERMENT JOURNALS?
Journaling has been proven to effectively manage anxiety and improve mental and emotional health.
In a recent study, students that used the Empowerment Journals saw significant increases in self-awareness, self-management, and relationship skills. (Learn More)
Students benefit when journals are used as a tool to improve group dynamics in classes or small groups, as a problem solving tool, and as a tool to encourage emotional healing (Allan & Bertoia, 2003).
In 2020, Children’s Mental Health Research Quarterly reviewed 42 studies that showed randomized controlled trial evidence of success in reducing child symptoms or diagnoses – and that did not require face-to-face practitioner contact.
42 studies were reviewed, and 3 trials were selected as effective in treating childhood anxiety. ALL 3 utilized journaling as a tool for treatment (Simon Fraser University, 2020).