Tier 1
School-Wide Approach to Supporting Mental Health & Well-Being
Open Parachute helps schools move beyond one-off lessons by creating a consistent, school-wide approach to support mental health and well-being.
Through shared language, aligned practices, professional learning, student lessons, and caregiver resources, well-being becomes part of how the whole school operates every day.
Why a School-Wide Approach?
Students benefit most when they experience consistent language, predictable routines, and aligned responses across classrooms and the wider school community. A whole-school approach helps schools move from isolated wellbeing initiatives to a coordinated framework that supports learning, behavior, engagement, and long-term school culture.
Well-being works when everyone is aligned
Students hear the same messages and strategies across the school.
Educators reinforce common approaches to regulation, behavior, and support.
Students are better equipped to manage emotions, seek help, and stay connected to learning.
Well-being becomes embedded into everyday school routines rather than remaining a short-term initiative.
One Framework Across the Whole School
Open Parachute connects the different parts of the school community around a shared approach to mental health and well-being.
Students
Build practical skills through age-appropriate lessons, real peer stories, and the Being Well Model™.
Educators
Develop the confidence and strategies to support student well-being, respond consistently, and create positive classroom environments.
Parents & Caregivers
Receive resources and language that help reinforce the same skills and conversations at home.
School Leaders
Gain a clear framework for implementation, alignment, monitoring, and long-term sustainability.
From Program to School Culture
Schools are not expected to change everything at once. Open Parachute provides a structured pathway that builds gradually over time, reducing staff overwhelm while strengthening consistency and implementation.
Year 1: Establish Consistency
Introduce shared language, consistent lesson delivery, foundational strategies, and staff alignment.
Year 2: Align & Integrate Practices
Strengthen consistency across classrooms, behavior responses, professional learning, and family engagement.
Year 3: Embed & Sustain
Integrate well-being into school routines, policies, onboarding, leadership practices, and long-term planning.
Consistency, Not Perfection
Built for real-world implementation
- Structured: Clear guidance for implementation across the school year
- Gradual: A staged approach designed to avoid staff overload
- Consistent: Shared language and practices across classrooms, staff, and families
- Flexible: Schools can adapt pace and resources to their context
- Sustainable: Designed to become part of everyday school culture over time
The Benefits of a School-Wide Approach
As practices become embedded across the school, Open Parachute can help schools work toward:
Improved attendance and readiness to learn
Stronger student engagement and belonging
Greater student independence in emotional regulation and conflict resolution
Fewer behavior escalations
"If you can build a foundation for student well-being in the classroom, then you’ve built an avenue to get to the academics."
Beth Doyle - Principal
Roosevelt Elementary, Selma Unified School District
Support at Every Stage of Implementation
You do not have to implement a whole-school approach alone. Our team works with school leaders to support planning, onboarding, curriculum sequencing, professional learning, implementation check-ins, and ongoing refinement.
Whether you are introducing Open Parachute for the first time or embedding it into existing school systems, we can help you create an approach that is practical, consistent, and sustainable.
Learn More About Our Approach
See how Open Parachute helps schools build a coordinated, preventative approach to student mental health and well-being.
MTSS
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Open Parachute fits within a multi-tiered system of support, combining universal Tier 1 prevention with targeted Tier 2/3 interventions. This gives schools a coordinated approach for building mental health skills across the whole student population while providing additional support when students need it.
Trauma-Informed
Trauma-Informed Learning
Create safe, supportive learning environments that recognize the impact of stress and adversity while strengthening students’ regulation, connection, and resilience.
Bullying Prevention
Preventing and Responding to Bullying
Build empathy, awareness, and practical skills that help students navigate peer conflict, respond to bullying, and strengthen relationships.
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