Why is SEL Important?

Benefits of Social Emotional Learning (CASEL, 2017)

  • Improvement in students’ social and emotional skills, attitudes, relationships, academic performance, and perceptions of classroom and school climate

  • Long-term improvements in students’ skills, attitudes, prosocial behavior, and academic performance

  • Decline in students’ anxiety, behavior problems, and substance use

  • Wise financial investment according to cost-benefit research