The BASE Program

Initiative Description: The program was integrated into the 3rd and 4th grade curriculum, including games, homework that required different froms of expression (writing, drawing, drama), and activties to foster inter personal skills. Teachers received training on the program and manuals to guide the prcess over the school year.

Study Results: Academic improvements were positively associated to increased well-being & self-esteem (as reported by students & teachers)

Reference: Berger, C., Milicic, N., Alcalay, L., & Torretti, A. (2014). Programa para el Bienestar y Aprendizaje Socioemocional en estudiantes de tercero y cuarto grado: descripción y evaluación de impacto. Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 46(3), 169–177. Retrieved from https://unco.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=101802161&site=ehost-live

Level of Evidence: Good