Key Concepts
The YOKC system is designed to influence a child’s positive self-perception. Research shows that academic achievement cannot be raised and sustained without simultaneously raising and sustaining the child’s self-perception and self-confidence. To achieve this, we have woven the following critical elements into the curriculum:
The YOKC system is designed to influence a child’s positive self-perception. Research shows that academic achievement cannot be raised and sustained without simultaneously raising and sustaining the child’s self-perception and self-confidence. To achieve this, we have woven the following critical elements into the curriculum:
- School Connectedness: I feel cared about at school.
- Joy of Learning: Learning is fun.
- Educational Purpose: What I learn is important to my future.
- Academic Efficacy: I can work hard and be a good student.
- Experience or Enactive Attainment: The experience of mastery over concept.
- Modeling, or Vicarious Experience: Examples of successful people who are similar to students’ gender, ethnicity and background.
- Verbal Persuasion: Encouraging messages of empowerment and success.
- Coping Mechanisms: Strategies for stress reduction.
- I am smart. College is for me.
- I can succeed. I will succeed.
- I’ll work hard and stay in school.
- I’ll get all the help I’ll need.
- I will dream, get good grades, and the money will be there.
- I’ll get a great career and be able to help my family.
* concentration on the first 4 for Early Childhood
Learning Objectives
