Social-Awareness

Brochure for educators receiving refugee students into their classrooms

This 6-page brochure, developed by the US Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (BRIA), is designed for educators who are …

A children’s book about the school-day challenges of an immigrant child: From Far Away

A children’s book about the school-day challenges of an immigrant child: From Far Away

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From Far Away is a children’s book by Canadian author, Robert Munsch, based on the real life experiences of Saoussan, …

A Primary Lesson Plan about Helping Newcomers with their Challenges

The Welcoming a Newcomer lesson plan from the Critical Thinking Consortium, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is designed to help …

Promoting social and emotional health through play at recess: Playworks

Playworks, founded by Jill Vialet in Oakland, CA, is a game-based, recess program designed to promote social and emotional …

Using the lives and words of historical figures to inspire character building: The Wise Skills program

The Wise Skills program is designed to develop character, resilience, and grit, and to strengthen social and emotional skills in …

Teaching responsible decision making for students K-8: The Social Decision Making/Problem Solving (SDM/PS) Program

The Social Decision Making/Problem Solving (SDM/PS) Program, developed by the Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare Research and Training Institute in the …

A PreK–3 program for developing self-regulatory and social-emotional skills: The SECURe Program

The SECURe program was created by the EASEL lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in collaboration with the …

A preK-12 program that combines SEL with education about dog behaviors, and pet shelters: The Mutt-i-grees program

The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum, developed by the Pet Savers Foundation and the Yale University School of the 21st Century (US), builds …

Highly adaptable K-12 curriculum for Character Education: The Character First Program

The Character First program was developed by Character First Education, a division of Strata Leadership based in Oklahoma, USA. This …

A detailed guide to 25 widely-used SEL programs in the US: Navigating SEL from the Inside Out

This report was commissioned in 2017 by The Wallace Foundation, a New York based philanthropy, to educate school personnel and …