Summary
Lions Quest: Skills for Growing, offered by Lions Club International, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-4 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades 1-4. Programming for grades 5-8 are available in the companion program, Lions Quest: Skills for Adolescence. Translated materials for Lions Quest: Skills for Growing are available in 46 languages, including Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Arabic.
Strategies supporting educational equity (CASEL)
Not available at this time.
Implementation
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Grade(s)
Elementary (K-5)
Setting
Classroom, Community, Home, Schoolwide
Language
Additional Languages, English, Spanish
Cost
Pricing available through provider
# Lessons
23
Program Design
Tier 1 (Universal)
Technology Requirements
Unspecified
Staffing Requirements
Unspecified
Professional Development
Onsite in-person, Virtual, Train the trainer
Outcomes
Improved Academic Performance
Reduced Emotional Distress
Improved Identity Development/ Agency
Reduced Problem Behavior
Improved School Climate
Improved School Connectedness
Improved Prosocial Behavior
Improved Teaching Practices
Improved SEL Skills and Attitudes
Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
Compare & contrast emotional, mental-behavioral illness, mental well-being and concurrent disorders
Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
Describe laws related to minors accessing mental health care
Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns
Decreased suicidal behavior
Improved attitude/behavior related to suicide
Increased help-seeking behavior
Improved identification of individuals at-risk for suicide
Decreased substance use
Improved attitude/behavior related to substance use
Evidence of Effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation conducted in the 2013-2014 academic year (published in 2016) supported the effectiveness of Lions Quest Skills for Growing for elementary students. This evaluation included 417 grades 1 through 4 students enrolled in multiple urban schools in Turkey. This evaluation found that students who participated in the program engaged in more observer-reported positive cooperative behaviors and less belittling behaviors compared to students in the comparison group (outcomes reported eight months after baseline). Although baseline equivalency was met, analyses did not adjust for pre-test scores, and therefore Lions Quest Skills for Growing is designated as Promising.
Published Studies
Refer to the provided CASEL for the most up-to-date published studies.
Gol-Guven, M. (2016). The effectiveness of the Lions Quest Program: Skills for Growing on school climate, students’ behaviors, perceptions of school, and conflict resolution skills. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25(4), 575–594.