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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

What is SEL?
What is SEL?
This video, produced by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), provides an introduction to SEL. According to CASEL, SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Orange County Schools has partnered with Rethink Ed to provide a K-12 social and emotional learning curriculum that teaches students the important skills and knowledge to create healthy school climates, promote a greater awareness and understanding of mental health and wellness, and empower educators with training and instructional tools that drive whole school success.

Each month, K-12 students will receive SEL instruction that introduces Elementary students to positive character traits, reinforces those traits and introduces responsible decision making, self management, self awareness, social awareness and relationship building to middle school students and reinforces all skills learned but focusing on responsible decision making with high school students. 

Rethink Ed has a Home Connection Newsletter, where parents can get information about the social and emotional lessons for each month and how to support their students at home. If you would like a Home Connection Newsletter, please contact your child's teacher or school counselor.  A sample newsletter about an emotions lessons from each grade band is linked below: 

PK-2

3-5

6-8

9-12