Overcoming Obstacles is a free, award-winning, and research-based curriculum that provides educators with the tools to teach elementary, middle, and high school students life skills. With hundreds of activity-based lessons covering more than 30 critical social and emotional skills, students learn how to communicate effectively. They learn how to make informed decisions. They learn how to set and achieve goals, resolve conflicts, solve problems, respect one another, and more.
Learn MoreLife skills are the competencies we all need to succeed in life. Without them, young people are dramatically more susceptible to bullying, violence, substance abuse, dropping out of school, financial problems, and unemployment. Since 1992, over 290,000 educators in all 50 states and in 170 countries have used Overcoming Obstacles’ free lessons to improve the lives of more than 65 million young people.
Learn MoreAn education that includes life skills makes a difference, and Overcoming Obstacles offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare young people for all of the challenges life will present. Students graduate from high school and are better prepared for college and rewarding careers. Misdirected youth become positive contributing community members who value themselves and others. Learning life skills helps our children create a better future.
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