Tribes_TLC
The Tribes TLC is mainly a process that incorporates a community-like structure. The purpose of this is to enhance positive social and academic development by creating a healthy learning environment. Each classroom is assigned active learning groups and each of these groups can consist of four members each. These groups are called tribes and they are intended to stick together over a period of time which leads to the development of social skills, inclusion and resilience among team members.

The focus of the tribe’s process is to ensure the healthy development of each child so that he or she has the skills and resilience required in order to be successful. The tribe’s process has been successfully implemented in all grades.

The tribes process focuses on the development stages required for proper child development. The process is implemented with the goal of achieving specific learning and understanding goals. There are four principles and guidelines that are agreed upon and honored i.e. attentive listening, appreciation, mutual respect, and the right to pass.

The tribes process has shown that children learn faster and better when put into groups. The program also shows that learning is easier and faster when done as a group.

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