The Resource Center is a collection of FREE resources curated by BOOST and sorted by grade level and category. Interested in adding a resource? Contact hello@boostcafe.org
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Do Something
Community Service Learning, Service Learning and Volunteer Programs
Provides a resource for both students and outlets to volunteer and make a difference in their communities. Browse through this website to “shop” around for a cause that you are passionate about and take action!
First Book
Child Advocacy, Community-Based, Curriculum & Enrichment, Education Rights and Reform
First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need. Since our founding in 1992, First Book has distributed more than 160 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families.
National Night Out
Advocacy & Policy, Community-Based, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Justice and Reform, Prevention & Intervention, Youth Justice and Reform
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
The Game Jam Guide
Curriculum & Enrichment, Game-Based Learning
How can designing games about real world issues teach students empathy, systems thinking, and design thinking? This curriculum guide shares lesson plans and ideas for educators to implement created by experts who lead game jams themed on topics such as climate change, immigration stories and local voices, and future cities
Great Kindness Challenge
Bullying, Prevention & Intervention
The Great Kindness Challenge is a grassroots movement that is making our schools, communities, and world a kinder and more compassionate place for all. Working together, we joyfully prove that KINDNESS MATTERS!
Operation Respect
Arts & Culture, Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning
Operation Respect transforms schools, camps, and other youth organizations into safer, more respectful, bully-free environments.
Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
Alcohol and Drugs, Prevention & Intervention
Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility is a not-for-profit organization that aims to fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking and promotes responsible decision-making regarding alcohol use.
Art to Remember
Arts & Culture, Arts Curriculum
This website provides art lesson plans for children that are preschool to middle school age.
7 Self-Care Strategies For Teachers
Mindfulness, Physical & Mental Health
This website has 7 self-care strategies that teachers can utilize in their classrooms.
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness, Physical & Mental Health
Free Meditations from Mindfulness All of the meditations on the page are taken from their book ‘Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World’. The book contains the complete 8 week mindfulness course developed at Oxford University.