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In partnership with Six Seconds, Comic Relief USA, the creators of Red Nose Day in Schools, designed an engaging suite of SEL lessons focused on empathy, friendship and classroom community. The FriendSkills program is designed to support a classroom’s existing social emotional learning program or to be used independently. There are 3 parts of the program for kids:
1. Be Your Own Friend – Learn self-empathy and develop emotional literacy skills. Empathy starts inside you – your emotions matter.
2. Make a Friend – Grow active listening skills and taking turns. Connecting with a friend is a two-way process.
3. Community of Friends – Learn to multiply acts of kindness and empathy. When people commit to kindness, community grows.
Research from CASEL shows students in SEL classrooms experience increased academic performance by 11 percentile points. Students participating in SEL programs also showed improved classroom behavior, increased ability to manage stress and depression, more positive relationships and better attitudes about themselves, others, and school.
About Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day uses the power of entertainment to drive social change to bring people together to spread awareness, raise funds, and support programs that ensure children facing poverty across the country and around the world are safe, healthy, educated and empowered.