Grades K-5
Elementary Program
Open Parachute lessons teach students the skills to build a foundation for resilience: Awareness of self and others. This awareness enables students to build positive peer relationships and better focus in school.
Program Outcomes
An independent pre/post study found that Open Parachute significantly improved student outcomes:
- Increased academic resilience
- Increased student awareness of self and others
- Increased ability to communicate with peers
- Increased ability to thrive in class
See how Roosevelt Elementary Builds Student Resilience
Hear from the principal, teachers, and students about how Open Parachute has created a shared language for discussing feelings, solving problems, and supporting learning.
Explore different Lesson Types:
Each lesson type is designed for a different purpose. Find the best fit for your early learners!
Brain Breaks
5-15 min lessons to embed well-being into classroom routines.
Skill-Builders
5-20 min lessons that help students practice targeted mental health skills.
Positive Pathways
20-40 min lessons that teach practical well-being skills to maximize students' ability to focus and excel at school.
Student Voice
20-30 min lessons featuring videos of real peer-aged youth with lived experience, guiding students to learn universal mental health skills for overcoming challenges.
Lesson Themes
Lessons cover a variety of topic areas, including:
Friendships & bullying
Stress & worries
Coping with feelings
Making helpful choices
View our Lesson Roadmaps to see recommended starting points and lesson paths
Grab-and-go lessons for all classroom needs
Grade-level specific content
Pre-prepared lessons (standalone and/or sequenced)
Varied lesson types for differentiation
Translatable content for diverse language learners
Skill-building to support mental health in every classroom
Ready-to-use lessons with limited preparation required
For Youth, by Youth
Our core lessons feature videos of real peers with lived experience to guide your students through authentic narratives of growth and change. These peer stories help students grasp concepts quicker and practice skills faster, giving them more brain power for their academics.
Built-in Assessment Tools to monitor student learning
Explore Our Lesson Library
Over 800 lessons across Pre-K – Grade 12, covering topics from friendship and self-regulation to grief, anxiety, bullying, and more.
Award-winning, easy-to-navigate online platform
- Search for lessons by keywords, competencies or tier
- 98% of educators find the platform 'very accessible'
- Good Design Award Winner for excellence in social impact
- ISO 27001 certified to safeguard school and user data
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