Promoting Social-emotional Development and Self-esteem in Primary School Students

"HiRO consists of weekly lessons. The lessons are aimed to promote social-emotional development. More specifically, lessons are designed to develop and enhance 1) trust, 2) collaboration, 3) respect, 4) self control, 5) resilience, 6) discipline, 7) joy. The annual program consists of four phases:~Phase 1 \& 3: Fundamental phase (6 weeks) Engaging with the values through movement. In these phases, group formation and establishing behavioral expectations are central. In the Fundamental phase, one value is addressed school-wide each week. The entire school starts with trust and ends with discipline.~Phase 2 \& 4: Theme weeks (12 lessons) A customized series of Experiential lessons for each class. Experiential learning is the guiding principle of the program, with a strong foundation based on the values upheld in judo. The learning cycle forms the basis for each experiential lesson within HiRO, and focusses on concrete experience, reflective observation, conceptualization, and practice."

In the condition HiRO with judo, students receive the same treatment as offered in the HiRO condition. In addition, they receive physical judo classes that are designed to translate the above-mentioned values to the behavioral level.

Any amount of classes offered to promote social-emotional development