Tribes is a program that promotes social and academic development by creating a positive learning environment. The group development process concentrates on both resilience and the stages of human development. Staff integrate curricula through active learning strategies to engage students in meaningful learning and peer leadership.
Accepted to the Portfolio: July 2011
Target Outcomes
Short Term Outcomes
Children are actively involved in their own learning
Children feel included and appreciated by peers and staff
Children are respected for their different abilities, cultures, gender, interests and dream
Children have positive expectations from others that they will succeed
Long Term Outcomes
Children have the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world
Target Population
Demographics
Kindergarten - 12th Grade
Service Area
Central (District 3)
Northeast (District 4)
Northwest (District 5)
Resources
Program Implementers
The following organizations implement this program locally: