Pro teams, athletes and coaches partnering with state for education initiative First lady of Florida Casey DeSantis announced the new effort from Orlando on Friday. Share Updated: 6:49 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 First lady of Florida Casey DeSantis announced the new effort from Orlando on Friday. Share Updated: 6:49 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STUDENTS ACROSS FLORIDA. STEVE: CASEY DESANTIS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ORLANDO TODAY, SHE SAYS THE INITIATIVE IS A NEW PROGRAM WHERE SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN REQUEST LESSONS TO TEACH STUDENTS A VARIETY OF SKILLS AND SOME BIG NAMES ARE JOINING. >> THIS CURRICULUM WILL FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS OF TEACHING KIDS HOW TO BE RESILIENT. FOR EXAMPLE, PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, THE VALUE OF MENTORSHIP, EMPATHY, RESPONSIBILITY. STEVE: ATHLETES LIKE PEYTON MANNING AS WELL AS TEAMS LIKE THE MIAMI DOLPHINS, HEAT, AND MARLINS WILL SPREAD THESE MESSAGES TO STUDENTS. LOU HOLTZ IS PART OF THE NEW PROGRAM AS WELL. >> LIFE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS, LIFE IS ABOUT HOW YOU COPE WITH THEM. HOW YOU REACT TO THEM. STEV CASEY DESANTIS SAYS OTHER KEY COMPONENTS ARE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND VOLUNTEERISM. >> WE GET THESE KIDS AND THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING AND GOING OUT THERE AND THEY ARE SELFLESSLY HELPING OTHERS, IT BUILDS A GREAT SOCIETY OF EMPATHETIC PEOPLE. STEVE: SHE SAYS THE PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM. >> KNOWING THAT MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN WAS AN ISSUE PRE-PANDEMIC, NOW WE SEE IT IS EVEN MORE PRESSING. STEVE: TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD CURRICULUMS THAT TEACH THESE DIFFERENT LESSON PLANS AND THE FIRST LADY OF FLORIDA SAYS MORE LESSONS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR INTERN TELLS US HE THINKS THIS PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT FLORIDA’S YOUTH OVERALL. >> WE ARE TRYING TO, AS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND AS EDUCATORS, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP ADOLESCENTS DEVELOP INTO HEALTHY MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO WORK, ESPECIALLY THROUGH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND EXERCISE, TO DEVELOP THESE SKILLS. STEVE: WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO