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Empower & Arise
Self-defense is more than knowing a few kicks or punches, it involves one’s mind, body, and spirit. We’re here to share practical research, resources, and tips (plus, the occasional freebie) for anyone wanting to live a safe and confident life for themselves and their loved ones.
Assertive Communication: Why It Matters and 3 Ways to Teach It to Your Preteens
Assertive communication is speaking kindly and clearly, a skill that helps preteens grow in confidence, solve problems, and be understood. Here’s how parents and teachers alike can help teach them this skill and support their social-emotional competence and personal development. Read on to learn 3 ways you can help the preteens in your life and download an easy-to-use lesson plan.
The Silent Suffering
This article examines the link between loneliness and increased vulnerability to bullying among students, highlighting the resulting mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. It emphasizes the role of schools in providing mental health support and outlines strategies for identifying and supporting lonely and victimized students to create a healthier educational environment.
Empowerment Self-Defense: Why We Need It In Schools
Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) is a holistic approach to personal safety that provides participants with tools to combat the whole spectrum of violence, from verbal harassment to sexual and physical violence. It is a violence prevention system that teaches individuals how to interrupt violence by listening to their intuition, assessing their options, asserting boundaries, and using de-escalation strategies.
How is Arise changing the game?
Learn how Arise is revolutionizing the social and emotional learning (SEL) field through its unique movement-based approach.
Martial Arts in Schools
As educators and/or parents, we all hope to raise healthy, happy, independent, and kind individuals. However, the value of these abstract concepts varies widely among cultures, communities, schools, families, and individuals, making it difficult to determine where responsibility for imbuing them lies. In recent years, an increasing number of schools have taken it upon themselves to introduce practices and curricula that address the development of competencies that have the potential to positively affect one's learning, relationships, mental health, and overall well-being.
