Vision Statement

“Our school is devoted to creating a successful social, emotional learning environment that will promote positive relationships with children, staff, and families, fostering the development of empathetic and compassionate individuals who can be self-aware and manage their emotions.”

SEL (Social, Emotional Learning)
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

Decades of research studies demonstrate the following benefits of SEL

• Improvement in students’ social and emotional skills, attitudes, relationships, academic performance, and perceptions of classroom and school climate.
• Decline in students’ anxiety, behavior problems, and substance use
• Long-term improvements in students’ skills, attitudes, prosocial behavior, and academic performance

What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?

SEL 101: What are the core competencies and key settings?

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