Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

What is SEL?

SEL is a process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. -CASEL (2020)

Decades of research studies demonstrate the following benefits . . .

Improvement in students social and emotional skills, attitudes, relationships, academic performance and perceptions of classroom and school climate;

Decline in students' anxiety, behavior problems, and substance use;

Long-term improvements in students' skills, attitudes, prosocial behavior, and academic performance; and

Wise finanicial investment according to cost-benefit research.

CASEL (2021) Social and Emotional Learning: An Introduction

The CASEL Wheel

Five broad, interrelated competenecies essential for promoting students' social and emotional well-being.

Self-Awareness
Self Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Skills
Responsible Decision Making

At each grade, Trails to Wellness, the Districts SEL Program, is Divided into 5 units that align with the 5 SEL competencies identified by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

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