The Teaching Family Model is an evidence-based approach to learning for youth that helps them gain life skills in building relationships with others, matching their behavior to the appropriate situation and teaches them how to handle big emotions.

In this video, Thomas Academy leaders and Marcus Fair with Methodist Homes for Children explain the Teaching Family Model and how that is applied within classroom environments at Thomas Academy to promote safe and humane behavioral practices to address children's social, emotional, cognitive and developmental needs. 

Read more about the Teaching Family Model here.