Kaplan Early Learning Company and Conscious Discipline Announce Partnership
Lewisville, NC (PRWEB) October 31, 2013 -- A strategic partnership between Kaplan Early Learning Company, a trusted provider of early childhood resources, and Conscious Discipline, a leader in transformational social-emotional learning, provides educators and parents with increased options for helping children develop emotional intelligence and self-regulation with unique strategies and innovative tools.
Under the agreement announced today, Kaplan will be a distributor of Conscious Discipline’s most popular products, including the Feeling Buddies® Self-Regulation Toolkit, an easy to use curriculum and finalist for the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). An established leader in the integration of classroom management and social-emotional learning, Conscious Discipline’s evidence-based approach complements Kaplan Early Learning Company’s commitment to help foster the growth of the whole child - cognitively, physically, and social-emotionally.
“We are delighted to partner with Conscious Discipline as we strengthen our mission to support the overall well-being of young children,” said Brenda Leger, Kaplan Vice President of Assessment and Curriculum. “As a company, we realize that a strong social-emotional foundation sets the stage for future learning success. The Conscious Discipline approach is one of engagement, maximizing children’s social-emotional learning, and focusing on the emotional development of the adults who support them.”
With Kaplan’s vast network of distributors, educators and parents worldwide will have access to resources that integrate social-emotional learning and discipline to effectively teach children how to behave and manage difficult emotions.
“We are thrilled to join with Kaplan Early Learning,” said Keith McIntrye, Executive Director at Conscious Discipline. “Through this partnership, Kaplan gains a proven social-emotional program and Conscious Discipline takes a great leap toward our goal of providing every adult with the inspiration, knowledge and skills needed to ensure all children thrive both academically and socially, and to create safe communities for this generation and generations to come.”
About Kaplan Early Learning Company: Based in Lewisville, North Carolina, Kaplan Early Learning Company provides products and services that enhance children’s learning. Since 1968, the company has delivered innovative products and services that support educators and caregivers worldwide in the creation of quality learning environments.
About Conscious Discipline: Based in Oviedo, Florida, Conscious Discipline provides materials and training that integrate self-regulation, social-emotional learning and discipline. Developed by Dr. Becky Bailey, it is unique in utilizing everyday events as the curriculum, addressing the adult's emotional intelligence before the child's, and transforming conflict into an opportunity to teach critical life skills.
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Brenda Leger, Kaplan Early Learning Company, http://www.kaplanco.com, (800) 334-2014 Ext: 3518, [email protected]
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