What facilitators and students told us
In the 2022-23 school year, the Centre for Healthcare Innovation led an evaluation of Thrival Kits™ in Manitoba. This evaluation included 16 classrooms (199 students). Key evaluation outcomes included:
- 90% of Facilitators felt that students had experienced an increase in self-awareness as a result of Thrival Kits™.
- 68% of teachers reported a positive change in classroom climate as a result of the program.
- Teachers described several positive impacts including openness and ability to discuss mental health, and increased ability to cope with difficult emotions.
- Pre-to-post growth reported by students in two key areas of ‘expressing feelings to others’ and ‘feeling respected by adults.’
- Students exposed to Thrival Kits™ experienced meaningful improvement in socioemotional development from pre- to post, whereas students in the control group did not.
Facilitators provided useful feedback that has resulted in revisions to the Thrival Kits™ program this year including additional activities and resources. As we work toward our goal of providing an exceptionally high quality program, further development and consultation is expected to take place during this school year with more enhancements to the program expected for the following school year.
Thrival Kits™ Evaluation Summary and Infographic
