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UBC’s Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl discussed Vancouver’s groundbreaking 2010 Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI). More than 3,000 Grade 4 students in Vancouver completed a survey about their feelings, thoughts, assets and strengths. They also shared their needs and wishes during the after-school hours. These elements are strongly linked to well-being, health, academic achievement, and success throughout the school years and in later life.
A quarter of Grade 4 public school children in Vancouver say that they are not doing well in overall health and well-being. The finding is included in a new study, the result of a research partnership between the Vancouver School Board, United Way of the Lower Mainland, and the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP).
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Round Table Discussion: Forum Moderator: Maria LeRose; Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, the principal investigator of the study, and a professor in UBC’s Faculty of Education and the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP); United Way of the Lower Mainland President & CEO Michael McKnight; Vancouver School Board Superintendent Steve Cardwell and Clyde Hertzman, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP).
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