Social-emotional learning update

 As you are well aware the mission of our school is to “value the uniqueness of all and ensure the highest levels of learning.”  Inherent to this purpose is the belief that at East Prairie we support the social, emotional, and behavioral wellbeing of children AND their academic growth.  That trust, positive relationships, and a sense of community are as critical to learning as high expectations, individualized support, and care.

We are continuing to use RULER developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence as our curricular framework for social-emotional learning (SEL).  Each grade level has 30 minutes of morning meeting time devoted to social-emotional learning, in addition to our collective expectation of embedding this learning with massive amounts of care throughout our day.

 

New this year is our practice of using the community circle tool across grade levels to develop student agency, empower student voice, build relationships, and proactively create a restorative culture schoolwide. 

For those wanting to learn more, here is a link to additional information and professional development on the topic.   

Preschool through eighth grade, our first SEL unit is “emotions matter” - our learning goal in student-friendly language is “I can show kindness and and respect diversity.”  We are grateful for your partnership as we work together to grow our children into the very best version of themselves.