Social Emotional Learning at FGCS
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Our educational program includes social emotional learning (SEL). These lessons happen usually once a week and focus on topics such as cooperation, communication, decision-making, managing emotions, and getting along with others. Most of our lessons come from the Second Step Program, which is a highly awarded, evidence-based program.
Why do we teach these lessons? A couple of reasons: 1. There is abundant evidence that social-emotional competence leads to successful outcomes for children; 2. The state of Oregon health standards include social-emotional topics. The SEL topic of the week will be included in the teacher newsletters. If you ever have questions about these lessons, please don’t hesitate to ask.
One component of Level 2’s SEL program is a read-aloud series that we call “Inclusive Community Read-Aloud”.
Each month, we will have a weekly read-aloud on the different types of people who make up our diverse world. Through these read-alouds, children learn to better understand the world around them and can develop a stronger sense of community.
Through the course of the year, we will read about Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, Latinx Americans….. We will share with you the books we will be reading in our newsletter in case you would like to read them, too!
The read-alouds may introduce students to information that your child did not know and this may lead to questions at home. In our read-alouds about LGBTQ people, some students first learn about gender expression and sexual orientation. We realize that the topic of gender in particular is controversial. We want to be clear that our approach in teaching this topic is to educate on the topic and not to coach children in their gender identity.
Second Step Lessons: Skills for Social and Academic Success
Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive. This program consists of short lessons, games, songs, skits and stories that address skills for learning, emotion management, and problem solving.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Our educational program includes social emotional learning (SEL). These lessons happen usually once a week and focus on topics such as cooperation, communication, decision-making, managing emotions, and getting along with others. Most of our lessons come from the Second Step Program, which is a highly awarded, evidence-based program.
Why do we teach these lessons? A couple of reasons: 1. There is abundant evidence that social-emotional competence leads to successful outcomes for children; 2. The state of Oregon health standards include social-emotional topics. The SEL topic of the week will be included in the teacher newsletters. If you ever have questions about these lessons, please don’t hesitate to ask.
One component of Level 2’s SEL program is a read-aloud series that we call “Inclusive Community Read-Aloud”.
Each month, we will have a weekly read-aloud on the different types of people who make up our diverse world. Through these read-alouds, children learn to better understand the world around them and can develop a stronger sense of community.
Through the course of the year, we will read about Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, Latinx Americans….. We will share with you the books we will be reading in our newsletter in case you would like to read them, too!
The read-alouds may introduce students to information that your child did not know and this may lead to questions at home. In our read-alouds about LGBTQ people, some students first learn about gender expression and sexual orientation. We realize that the topic of gender in particular is controversial. We want to be clear that our approach in teaching this topic is to educate on the topic and not to coach children in their gender identity.
Second Step Lessons: Skills for Social and Academic Success
Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive. This program consists of short lessons, games, songs, skits and stories that address skills for learning, emotion management, and problem solving.