Social Emotional Learning

  • social emotional learning As a District, our commitment is to prepare students for their future paths, by designing learning experiences that develop strong academic, social, and problem-solving skills.

    We are further committed to providing students with social-emotional learning that enhances students’ abilities in school, careers, and life, including equipping students with strategies to manage stress and anxiety. The Board of Education has identified social-emotional learning as a key focus area for the 2018-19 School Year. 

    Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success. To that end, District 200 has developed a comprehensive framework that fully encompasses social-emotional learning (SEL). 
  • SEL Mindset/Relationships/Learning
    Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success.


    RELATIONSHIPS / We believe meaningful teacher and peer relationships build school connectedness.
    • Students are connected to school through meaningful teacher-student relationships.
    • Students are connected to school through positive peer relationships.
    • Students feel a sense of belonging to their school.
    MINDSET / We believe teacher mindset and student mindset influence resilience, grit, and hope for the future.
    • Teachers believe that all students can grow and learn at high levels.
    • Students believe they can grow and learn through effort, resilience and grit.
    • Students embrace lifelong learning and possess hope for the future.
    LEARNING / We believe students learn and apply social-emotional skills in a variety of contexts.
    • Social-Emotional Learning occurs in a variety of contexts and settings:
      • Integration of standards into classroom instruction
      • Problem-Based, Project-Based, Service-Based Learning
      • Application of skills through co-curricular programming
      • Direct teaching and modeling of social-emotional skills
    EMOTIONAL WELLNESS / We believe the emotional well-being of every student should be nurtured and supported.
    • Proactive instructional practices on wellness and emotional health
    • Responsive practices for at-risk students
    • Trauma-informed instructional practice Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success.
    BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS / We believe behavior is shaped by providing clear expectations through direct teaching, modeling, monitoring and giving both positive and corrective feedback.
    • Creating and maintaining a safe school environment
    • School-wide guidelines for success
    • Effective classroom management
    • Proactive behavioral practices
Last Modified on March 11, 2019