PEARLS' WHOLE-PERSON APPROACH TO WELL-BEING AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING GIRLS WITH PRACTICAL GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES AS THEY RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN GIFTS AND MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES TO DIRECT THEIR OWN LIVES. PEARLS PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN GIRLS' SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING EMPOWERING THEM TO THRIVE, FLOURISH, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AS ADULTS. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CORRELATES TO IMPROVEMENTS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH AND TO INCREASED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING IN ADULTHOOD.
