The School's Cool Package
The School's Cool System is a comprehensive package of resources that includes the training and curriculum necessary to run a School's Cool program with 3 to 5 year old children.
Be a School's Cool Leader
You’ll learn the way to teach the School’s Cool program – by having fun, interacting and being successful. The training is extremely effective, whether you choose to run a School’s Cool program, or just put the skills you’ve learned into other areas of your life, or with your own children.
The 72 hours of curriculum is based on a proprietary Developmental Checklist which shows exactly what skills each child has upon entry to the program, provides a road map for building on each skill needed for school, and allows you to measure the increases in skill development over the course of the program.
All activities are fun, play-based and interactive. The program is appropriate and effective for all children going into Kindergarten, for children who haven’t done well in Kindergarten and need a boost, and for children who have English as a second language, or have other special challenges. Children who experience School’s Cool stay in school longer, do better and enjoy the school experience. They become excited to go to the program, engage with their peers and are proud of their accomplishments. School’s Cool really makes a difference!
Quality Training and Materials
Training teaches Instructors about the solution-focused approach, how to embed a strength-based philosophy, how to plan, deliver and evaluate an effective outcome-focused School’s Cool program. Training sets instructors up to achieve optimal outcomes with children.
A Focus on Outcomes
The curriculum is designed to explicitly link play experiences with observable learning outcomes that are relevant to skills needed for a solid foundation for kindergarten.
Flexibility in Implementation
The program can easily fit into an existing program with children 3 to 5 years of age, or can be run as an adjunct program.
We’re able to pinpoint where kids are at very quickly and very efficiently [and] what the next step needs to be.
- Instructor
School's Cool Training Kit
Self Study Training on Video – there are 7 modules (about 16 hours) of high quality training to enable you to feel confident in delivering your School’s Cool program(s). The training is jam packed with in-depth information, video footage, strategies and step-by-step instructions to deliver an effective School’s Cool program. It includes the philosophy that is used, how to be an effective facilitator, how to involve parents, using learning outcomes to improve results, implementing the curriculum and much more. It also includes exercises to ensure that you know how to apply the knowledge. The 7 modules are broken into 10 sections with the following topic titles:
- Module 1: School’s Cool Introduction
- Module 2: School’s Cool Philosophy & Beliefs
- Module 3: Learning Facilitation
- Module 4: The Solution-focused Approach
- Module 5: Working with Parents
- Module 6-1: Outcome-based Curriculum
- Module 6-2: The Developmental Checklist as an Evaluation Tool
- Module 6.3: The Developmental Checklist as a Planning Tool
- Module 6-4: The Developmental Checklist as a Communication Tool
- Module 7: Planning the School’s Cool Day
This self-study training is ideal for individuals or groups. View samples of the training modules.
An Instructor Training Workbook is included in the package and notes, exercises, scenarios and great information that allows you to work through the material presented in the video training.
The School’s Cool Curriculum is included in the package and contains 72 hours of planned activities, extended learning opportunities and lesson plans. Learning outcomes for every activity, along with our proprietary evaluation tool called the School’s Cool Developmental Checklist© are all part of the curriculum.
A Toolkit and Resource Manual filled with forms, resources, templates, tips and best practices is also included in the package.