SEAL
Social Emotional Academic Learning (SEAL) refers to a set of academic, social, emotional, behavioral, and character skills required to succeed in school, the workplace, relationships, and the community.
These skills affect academic learning and often enable someone to interact effectively with other people. Socially and emotionally competent people are adaptive, regulate their behavior, respond to situations in appropriate ways, and seek out opportunities to build and strengthen their communities.
SEAL AT PS 51 Q:
Sanford Harmony: This is a social-emotional learning program that promotes positive peer interactions and communication through stories, discussion, reflection and skills practice.
Sanford Harmony Encourages Students To:
- Comfortably share information with peers
- Express ideas
- Ask respectful, relevant questions
- Listen and respectfully respond
- Consider others’ feelings
- Use social problem-solving skills
- Identify consequences for behaviors
Core Virtues: Each month, we focus on a core virtue such as empathy, charity, diversity, etc. A book related to the monthly virtue is read and examined in depth, followed up by class discussions.
Mood Meter: This is an interactive classroom tool used daily to "check in" with students and encourage self-awareness and self-management.
Respect for All Week – Celebrated During February
Ms. McDougal, our guidance counselor, chooses a focus for the year. She reads and discusses books that cover that theme. In one of our previous Respect for All Celebrations, we read the book, One by Kathryn Otoshi. The story is about standing up to bullying and letting readers know everyone counts.
