Social Emotional Learning

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

Why is Gerner Family Early Education Center Focusing on SEL?

Documented Benefits of SEL include:

• In a meta-analysis of 213 school-based SEL programs, participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, and behavior, as well as an 11-percentile-point gain in academic performance. [1]
• Children who are socially and emotionally competent have more friends and more connections with positive peers, and are less likely to be rejected, isolated, or bullied. Children with friends are happier and more successful in school. [2]
• Empathetic children with good perspective-taking skills are less likely to be physically, verbally, or indirectly aggressive toward peers. [3]
• Children’s social relations affect their feeling of connectedness at school, which affects their sense of academic competence. [4]
• The social-emotional competence of students is an important component of effective bullying prevention. [5]
• SEL interventions show an average return on investment of $11 for every dollar spent. [6]

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