Social and Emotional Learning Concepts

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What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?

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The process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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What is Emotional Literacy?

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The ability to understand your emotions, listen to others and empathize with their emotions, and express emotions productively. It improves personal power and quality of life, enhances relationships, and facilitates community feeling.

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What is Character Education?

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A learning process that enables students and adults in a school community to understand, care about, and act on core ethical values such as respect, justice, civic virtue and citizenship, and responsibility for self and others.

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What is a Mindset?

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A set of assumptions, methods, or notions held by one or more people or groups. Students with learning mindsets are more motivated to take on challenging work, persist in the face of setbacks, and achieve at higher levels.

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What are Interpersonal Skills?

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The ability to interact with people through effective listening and communication.

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What are Intrapersonal Skills?

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The internal abilities and behaviors that help you manage emotions, cope with challenges, and learn new information.

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What is Whole-child Education?

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Policies, practices, and relationships that ensure each child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged, involving all stakeholders like educators, families, policymakers, and community members.

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What is Child Development?

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The biological, psychological, and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence, including early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.

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What is Wellness?

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Diverse and interconnected dimensions of physical, mental, and social well-being that extend beyond traditional health definitions, including choices and activities for physical vitality, mental readiness, social satisfaction, accomplishment, and personal fulfillment.

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What is Mental Health?

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The emotional, psychological, and social well-being of an individual, affecting how they think, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices, important throughout life stages.