Day by day, Positive Action is helping students, teachers, families and communities to achieve their educational goals, through different lessons and materials. Read their success stories below.
"What went well during Positive Action in your classroom?"
Learn how a Boys and Girls Club is using Positive Action to create a healthy environment for their club members.
Discover how a Boys & Girls Club in Pennsylvania is using Positive Action to improve the Club's climate.
I was introduced to the Positive Action program one cold winter morning when I was tired, homesick, and filled with foreboding.
One student’s life is remarkably changed after being introduced to Positive Action in the 4th Grade. Below is the speech he gave June 15, 2011 at his 6th Grade graduation ceremony.
Kim Loop, is the In–Home Care Supervisor for the Lake County Trial Court in Baldwin, Michigan where she also coordinates the Positive Action program in local schools. Kim recently shared some of the remarkable experiences she has had with Positive Action so far this year. Here are a few of her stories.
In fourth grade, a wise man told me “Be a leader, not a follower.” Before then, I wasn’t a leader but I definitely made my own rules.
Ronda Walters recently produced a musical program for elementary school children using music from the Positive Action program.
The Jackson Area Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (JACOA), in collaboration with Madison County Juvenile Court Services, is proudly utilizing the Positive Action curriculum with youth participants enrolled in the Child and Family Intervention Services Program (CFIS) and Juvenile Court Monitoring Program (JCMP).
The stakes couldn’t be higher for Compton Unified School District in Compton, California. It balances on the razor edge between community dysfunction and social progress. At times, the teachers’ work can be discouraging, but the payoffs are immense when they see progress in the things that matter most: academics and behavior.
Pineview Elementary School is located in Tallahassee, a city in Northern Florida. It’s at the center of an area with a large number of non-English-speaking children.