The Quest for Rest: Polly & Pickles
Sleep Savvy. Live Happy.™
BC's first evidence-based, elementary student-focused initiative for school districts to champion the importance of healthy sleep and its direct link to learning and mental well-being.
Successfully piloted and rolling out across BC, this sleep-focused curriculum for K-2 students was created for Canadian kids by a local teacher-doctor-mom team.
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See pilot study results here.
PILOTED AND VETTED IN BC
evidence-based and inclusive
ALIGNS WITH BC CURRICULUM
Created by a teacher, doctor, and mom team
preventive & proactive mental health strategy
Our goal is that every child in our district would have The Quest for Rest: Polly & Pickles book in their hands as they pass through Kindergarten/Grade 1.
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Dr. Daniel To,
District Principal, Education Services, Surrey Schools
Trusted By
Sleep-focused strategies
for K-2 students
Kids need to learn to rest so they can be their best—and this low-cost, effective classroom initiative is the perfect stigma-free entry point to sleep literacy. The lessons require minimal preparation, easily slot into teachers’ schedules, and include at-home activities to ensure every student’s family supports their quest for rest!
The ZzzPower™ Program …
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aligns with BC curriculum
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has been piloted and vetted in BC
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is evidence-based and inclusive
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amplifies existing SEL learning
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is a preventive and proactive mental health strategy for schools
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includes 4 turnkey lessons to drastically improve students’ sleep habits
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was developed by a teacher-mom-doctor trio
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is built around The Quest for Rest, a groundbreaking book on healthy sleep
Target audience: Kindergarten to Grade 2 students
​Length of program: 1 month
​Location: Province-wide
The ZzzPower™ Program
New approaches in science and medicine have demonstrated that learning to sleep well is as valuable as learning to read and write. Through this program, children quickly absorb and understand how healthy sleep gives them an important power-up for their emotional, physical and mental development.
Understanding the ZzzPower™ Program
The one-month program is a concise and effective curriculum that can easily be adapted into quick, engaging lessons by school teachers. The bonus? It provides fun solutions for healthy sleep that children are enthusiastic about and can do in a few minutes each week at home.
The ZzzPower™ School Kit includes:
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An evidence-based manual that consists of four units for K-2 children
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Enough copies of the book The Quest For Rest for each child to take home for the duration of the program
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Once-a-week at-home activities
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Helpful resources online
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School certification: ZzzPower™ Sleep Zone
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Classroom wall poster: ZzzPower™ Song
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A Pickles the Hedgehog stuffy (helps facilitate class discussions)
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Support and mentorship for program duration​
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Classroom launch tips and content-based activities
