Social
-
emotional learning
(SEL) as defined by experts is "the process in which both adults and children develop the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success". Research has shown that people with strong
social
-
emotional
skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, professionally, and socially. It is also documented that SEL is best accomplished through effective classroom classroom instruction, student engagement in positive activities in and out of the classroom and broad parent and community involvement in program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
S
ince
social and emotional skills
are so critical to success both in and out of the classroom, the Rockaway Borough Schools have chosen the integration of SEL learning and programming as one of our district goals for the 2019-20 school year. As a result, staff will be receiving continuous and on-going training and professional development on how to best integrated those skills within our current curriculum.
For more information on
Social Emotional Learning
and its overall benefi
ts, see the below resources. Also please join us for a Superintendent's Coffee focused on SEL scheduled for next week. See above
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
for more info.