Teaching children how to think through social problems: The PATHS Program
The Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) program, developed in Seattle in 2000, promotes social competence, emotion literacy and regulation, …
The Open Circle approach for social and emotional learning
The Open Circle approach was developed over thirty years ago in Wellesley College, MA, USA. The program pivots on 15-minute …
The social-emotional health unit in Michigan State’s health curriculum
This program was developed in 1985 to provide a consistent health education curriculum for all students in the state of …
Teaching elementary school students to solve social problems: I Can Problem Solve (ICPS)
I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) is a school-based program developed by Dr. Myrna B. Shure, a Psychology professor in Drexel …
A dog in New York stars in this SEL program for young children: The Taxidog SEL program
Taxidog is a social and emotional learning program developed in New York for students in kindergarten through to grade three. …
Building social and emotional skills for children, teachers and parents: The Incredible Years Series
The Incredible Years Series was developed by Carolyn Webster-Stratton in Seattle, Washington in the United States, and consists of three …
Fostering students’ social and emotional skills through strong family-school partnerships
Competent Kids, Caring Communities (CKCC) aims to help schools develop “competent kids” by fostering students’ social and emotional skills, and …
Strengthening connections, building community: The Caring School Community program
The Caring School Community (CSC) program, developed by the Center for Collaborative Learning, offers structures and practices that build classroom …
Using puppets to help young children make healthier choices: The Al’s Pals program
Al’s Pals, developed and distributed by Wingspan, is a comprehensive, resilience-based curriculum that fosters social-emotional skills in young children. The …
Teaching SEL through children’s literature: The 4Rs Program
The 4Rs Program, developed by the Morningside Center in New York in the United States, integrates social and emotional learning …