Social-Emotional Learning at SKE
We offer social-emotional learning opportunities at SKE on a regular basis. In addition to receiving specific lessons from our teachers, there are also as-needed conversations and supports offered. Our counsellor, Inclusion teacher and classroom teachers facilitate learning around personal and social responsibility. We also invite in guest speakers, such as the Courage for Youth program for our intermediate students. At all times, we are intentionally working to support our School Community Student Learning Goals, as follows:
- All students will show increasing recognition that struggle is an essential part of learning, demonstrating growth in perseverance and problem-solving.
- All students will demonstrate growth in written expression by refining their ideas through feedback and revision and will see themselves as writers who can persist through challenge.
- All students will demonstrate improvement in their reading, and demonstrate growth in the critical thinking tools and strategies connected to appreciating and understanding text.
Supporting our students in developing their ability to navigate challenge, persist through difficulty, and understand their thinking when faced with these is a key element of our SEL program.
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Primary Snapshot
Students receive lessons in Social Emotional Learning at S.K.E. The objective of SEL is first to help students acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. Primary students are learning about peacefulness, anger, anxiety, sadness, confidence, happiness, and love. Students are able to associate emotions with facial expressions, body language and words. They are able to express and describe their feelings as well the feelings of others. Students understand they have the power to grow happiness, love and confidence in themselves and others, through kindness.
Intermediate Snapshot
Our Intermediate student learning consists of perspective-taking, empathy, how to establish and maintain healthy and positive relationships/friendships. Kindness, respect, trust, active listening, solving problems peacefully and respectfully appreciating differences will continue as our learning focus for the rest of the year.
The Peaceful Spot
Students have access to a Peaceful Spot or Calm Corner in their classroom. Each spot has an Emotion Check-In for students to identify how they are feeling, and a Coping Toolbox which contains a variety of choices for students to use. Some of these items are breathing exercises, a stuffy to snuggle, calming colouring, fidgets, and also books like “Eye Spy” or “Where’s Waldo” as research suggests these types of books can provide a mind reset. Students know they can go to this spot when needed for a quick reset.
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