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Social Emotional Learning

What is Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning (SEAL)?

SEAL is an initiative with WS/FCS to integrate social and emotional learning practices into the daily experiences of students at all levels in the school system. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

For a growing number of schools and districts, SEL has become a coordinating framework for how educators, families, and communities partner to promote students’ social, emotional, and academic learning.

SEL is embedded in their strategic plans, staffing, professional learning, and budgets. It guides their curriculum choices and classroom instruction — both direct practice in SEL as well as integrated instruction with reading, math, history, and other core subjects.

It drives many of their school-wide practices and policies. It informs how adults and students relate with each other at all levels of the system, creating a welcoming, participatory, and caring climate for learning.

It shapes their partnerships with families and community members, highlighting engagement, trust, and collaboration.

And it works. Check out the research. Learn more at CASEL.org.

Project Vision

WS/FCS envisions scaling SEAL practices to be incorporated into daily curriculum for all students across Forsyth County.