Al Tefil Al Shatir Children Skills Development

The training program and the skills and health evaluation program together facilitate the development of communities where: 1) young children thrive and develop the social-emotional and important cognitive skills that will allow them to do well in school;  2) adults working with children know how to foster healthy brain development; 3) older children (preteens, teens) serve as mentors and role models for younger children, helping to teach cognitive skills, while continuing to develop their own social-emotional skills, reinforcing that young people have a lot to offer; and 4) senior citizens remain active, vital contributors to their community, cognitively engaged and understand that they are needed, important members of society.

We are continually developing instructional materials (including videos, games and activities) to be used in the training program. We are also continually developing  the website so that it can be used as a resource to all who are interested and participating in this program, and for those who want to share the program with other communities. All aspects of this intervention are being evaluated for effectiveness in meeting the needs of the community