Benefits of Social and EmotionalLearning (SEL)
Researchers have identified the following benefits for students who experience social and emotional learning:
School Performance
- Improved math, literacy, and social studies skills
- Higher achievement test scores and grades, and no decreases in standardized test scores
- Improved learning-to-learn skills
- Better problem-solving and planning ability
- Use of higher-level reasoning strategies
- Improvements in reading comprehension
School Behaviors
- Participate in class more
- Demonstrate more pro-social behavior
- Have fewer absences and improved attendance
- Show reductions in aggression and disruptions
- Stay on track to graduate and are less likely to drop out
- Students more likely to work out their own way of learning
School Attitudes
- Stronger sense of community
- Higher academic motivation and educational aspirations
- Better understanding of consequences of behavior
- Better ability to cope with school stressors
- More positive attitudes
Social and Emotional Learning Classroom Programmes
We have a number of different programes for varous age ranges as follows:-
Early HeartSmarts® (Ages 3-7) Key Stage 1
Wild Ride to the Heart™ – Game for Ages 4 and up
HeartSmarts® (Year 7-11) Key Stage 2