GoEQ™ is a new curriculum designed to teach students practical implementation of emotional intelligence, giving them the tools they need to process and regulate emotions, think critically, respond to everyday situations in a healthy manner, experience relational success, and more.
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the greatest predictor of an individual’s success in their career and personal life. EQ is a critical component of positive mental health, reducing the likelihood of violence and drug abuse and increasing the probability of living a happy, fulfilling life.
One in every five children in the United States struggles with a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. Thankfully, with the right tools, EQ can be taught, and children can develop the skills that have been proven to alleviate their struggles and help them achieve their fullest potential in and out of the classroom.
Schools provide an excellent opportunity for cultivating the principles and practices of emotional intelligence. While EQ has not traditionally been a part of the required curriculum, research shows that daily intentional instruction increases emotional intelligence in students. With GoEQ, students and teachers have all the tools they need to implement emotional intelligence education seamlessly into their classrooms.
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GoEQ's™ curriculum's holistic approach, including brain health, lifestyle, and personal spirituality, is designed to meet the needs of the whole student as they learn about mental and emotional health. Created with students in mind, it’s structured to be accessible to students’ varied learning styles. Integrating science with reading, writing, research, art, and activities, cross-curricular connections are formed and students are challenged to apply their knowledge and learning techniques in each area of life.
GoEQ™ is built on research-based principles that have helped thousands of people worldwide recover from depression and anxiety disorders, optimize their mental health, and lead fulfilling lives. This curriculum makes this knowledge accessible to school-aged children, offering an integrated SEL and health program resulting in a comprehensive approach to emotional intelligence and holistic well-being. Here’s a glimpse of what students can expect to explore and learn throughout the curriculum:
The journey of optimizing our mental health begins with understanding the physical brain. Gain an age-appropriate understanding of the anatomy and functions of the brain.
The everyday lifestyle choices we make have an impact on our brain’s health. Discover how various mental and physical lifestyle habits impact the brain's health and its ability to function and think clearly.
Our emotional intelligence influences our choices and behaviors. Obtain a practical understanding of emotional intelligence through real-life applications designed to broaden emotional skills.
Optimizing our mental health includes challenging our irrational thoughts. Acquire tools to identify, evaluate, and reframe untrue and unhelpful thoughts.
Optimal mental health is not merely the absence of mental illness and addiction, but the presence of character strengths that solidify our emotional intelligence. Develop documented cross-cultural character strengths to enhance their lives and well-being.
One of the most important factors affecting our ability to pursue and achieve optimal mental health is our attitude. Accept that brain health is achieved, maintained, and enhanced through consistent effort.
An important but often overlooked component of mental health is having a spiritual connection. The Bible offers us a compass to test our thoughts to ensure we tell ourselves the truth. Understand that spirituality and a biblical perspective on mental health can support them in their journey toward emotional brilliance.
GoEQ™ is divided into four units designed to be taught in one semester. Each covers essential questions pertaining to emotional intelligence. In each lesson, you will find powerful scripture connections, current scientific research, engaging stories, research material, multimedia learning, and age-appropriate learning activities.
Do you have questions about incorporating GoEQ™ into your classroom? Contact us and one of our representative will be glad to answer your questions!
The GoEQ™ Curriculum is designed to be taught four days per week for 12 weeks, with each daily lesson being about 40 minutes in length for the Lower and Upper Elementary and 55 minutes in length for the Middle and High School. Many teachers, however, choose to spread the curriculum over a full semester or even a full year. We suggest teaching the GoEQ™ Curriculum at a pace where your students can grasp its principles for optimal benefit. Whatever your timeframe, the GoEQ™ Curriculum can be adapted to fit it.
Because EQ is not a regular school subject, it may be difficult to make time for it in an already full school program. For that reason, GoEQ™ materials have been developed for Lower Elementary (Kindergarten–Grade 2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3–5), Middle School (Grades 6–8), and High School (Grades 9–12). The curriculum includes 12 weeks of instructional materials for each level.
Yes! In the various pilots done with this curriculum, not every teacher taught it for the designed 40 minutes per day, four days per week. Lessons can easily be cut in half. Many teachers have taken the program slowly, rather than getting through the program material in 12 weeks. One way to fit the lesson material is to preview the lessons and decide which scenarios and activities you are going to do. You may decide to decrease the examples presented and then use the others as a review the following week.
Another aspect of this curriculum is that you can plug various lessons into different parts of the day. For example, the lessons on brain anatomy easily fit into science classes as a sub-unit. The lessons on promoting brain health can easily fit into health or science. Lessons on emotional intelligence and untangling thoughts can be included in Bible, Social Studies, Health, or even worship. Once students have started learning the emotional tools for calming down and untangling their thoughts, you can gently remind them to use the tools throughout the day as situations come up to reinforce the skills that build emotional intelligence. These tools, even in small doses, will go a long way toward fostering healthy thinking and emotional brilliance in your students for the rest of their lives.
The materials provided include: the teacher’s manual with full instructional script, student worksheets/workbooks, discussion questions, activities, stories, PowerPoints, teaching videos, read-aloud books, music playlist, references to information for further study, evaluation ideas, grading rubrics, student objectives, pre-lesson preparation and materials lists, and pre- and post-assessments. Further materials and teaching resources are frequently developed and are posted on our teacher portal.
