SEL — Social Emotional Learning — is the deliberate school-wide and classroomreinforcement of the following skills and attitudes:
- self awareness
- self discipline
- self motivation
- impulse control
- persistence to task
- empathy
- social skills—courtesy, kindness, appreciation of diversity
- communication
- listening
SEL is…
- The use of teachable moments to help our students continue to learn how to make better decisions.
- Our agreement, as a faculty, to be responsible for all students at our school – and agreeing not to ignore behavior of which we disapprove.
- An increased awareness of our professional responsibility to treat others with the same regard and respect we hope to be treated: students, colleagues and parents.
- The active support of initiatives that support our students’ social and emotional learning along with their academic learning.
- A recognition that students will not care about what we know until they know we care about them as individuals.
- A commitment to fostering a broad definition of intelligence which includes social and emotional skills as well as high academic expectations.
- The collaborative, daily development of a school climate characterized by a uniquely high level of caring and mutual respect.
