SEL or SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING 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.
Our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum was developed with psychologists and educators and uses careful step-by-step strategies to help children better manage their social and emotional skills. The program closely follows guidelines outlined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
The Collaborative for Social Emotional Learning, known as CASEL, is the leading organization advancing the promotion of social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high school.
CASEL has identified five core social and emotional competence clusters: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The CASEL 5 emphasize intrapersonal skills and attitudes (self-awareness and self-management), interpersonal skills and attitudes (social awareness, empathy, and other relationship skills), and making ethical and principled choices in personal and social situations.
The CASEL 5 can be taught and applied at various developmental stages from childhood to adulthood and across diverse cultural contexts to articulate what students should know and be able to do for academic success, school and civic engagement, health and wellness, and fulfilling careers.
