August
Take a S.E.L.F.ie
Welcome to our monthly Department of Social and Emotional Learning Newsletter! We are excited to share resources with you to incorporate our monthly SEL themes into your daily practices.
This month would be a perfect time to form a Social & Emotional Learning Committee for your school!
As part of our monthly themes, we are embracing a district-wide color day on the last Friday of the month where staff and students are encouraged to wear the color of the month.
We encourage school sites to utilize these themes to recognize students who are modeling positive attributes associated with the themes. For example, as part of your student of the month ceremonies.
For a preview of the monthly themes for this year click here.
*“What is Social and Emotional Learning?,” Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, accessed July 25, 2018, http://www.casel.org/social-and-emotional-learning/
Our Team
Traci Wilke
Cassey Chang, MSW, LCSW
cassey.chang@stlucieschools.org
Christina Coppola, MSW
christina.coppola@stlucieschools.org
Self-Awareness
“Being self-aware is not the absence of mistakes, but the ability to learn and correct them.”
-Daniel Chidiac
School-Wide Self-Awareness Activity Ideas
Explain to the students that this piece can be decorated in their own unique way (provide varied supplies to encourage creativity) to represent who they are.
Showcase all pieces incorporated into a school-wide mural with a positive statement such as, "We are each unique and beautiful, but together we are a masterpiece."
Encourage SELFies in front of the mural to share on our Facebook page!
Important Dates This Month
August 2nd: Sanford Harmony Training Event
August 25th– 31st: Be Kind to Humankind Week
August 26th: Women’s Equality Day
August 31st: Self Awareness Day
WEAR YOUR SCHOOL COLORS/SCHOOL SHIRTS
Department of Social & Emotional Learning
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