Social & Emotional Development
The social and emotional development of a child is the "soil" in which their desire and love for learning take root.
| Children in Grades K to 2 will learn to: |
| Develop their self awareness, understand their feelings, share their feelings with others, and begin to set personal goals | Develop their awareness of other children and adults, recognizing others’ feelings and begin to learn how to compromise | Develop their friendship skills, and practice their interpersonal communication skills |
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Self Awareness Through one on one coaching and individual interactions children learn to recognize their feelings. How do I feel? How do I look/act when I have certain feelings? How do I control my feelings? During Caring Community time children work in a larger group to share and explore various feelings. In a safe, supportive environment children explore their basic needs for inclusion, personal control, competency and affection |
Social Awareness Children begin to develop their friendship skills including: sharing their feelings, empathizing with one another, playing respectfully, taking turns, sharing, helping others, listening, making amends, being inclusive, compromising, and trying again. Children learn to see what effect their actions and words have on others and strive to be kind, caring community members |
Interpersonal Skills Students practice setting personal goals, communicating their point of view, developing compassion, and implementing fair solutions for social and cognitive situations. They are coached to use non violent communication techniques in order to work out social situations that arise during play |
| Children in Grades 3 to 5 will learn to: |
| Continue to develop their self awareness, social cognizance, and interpersonal skills | Practice decision making and communication skills | Develop a variety of solutions for social and cognitive situations |
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Communication Skills Developing their skills as creative problem solvers, compassionate individuals and competent, self assured communicators. They practice using "I" statements, consider another’s point of view, and strive to be inclusive at all time |
Conflict Resolution Dealing with conflict our children are learning how to solve problems and express their feelings in a non-violent manner. Through class meetings, caring community, direct instruction and individualized attention the children are demonstrating a variety of interpersonal strategies and social skills that promote healthy social interactions and strong self esteem |
Learning from Social Interactions Children learn how to make friends, maintain healthy connections to others and advocate for their needs as well as support others. While working in small groups, children are provided with many opportunities to practice their leadership skills and share their talents to support the learning |
