Social and Emotional Learning or SEL, helps to give children the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident, healthy and independent lives. It aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.
Inclusion and integration are fundamental principles of MYP and the Learning Support Team works in collaboration with faculty, students and families to ensure that each student is able to participate fully, access and benefit from the curriculum. Support is provided through differentiation of instruction and assessment, the use of accommodations and modification of curriculum content as needed. Depending on the individual learner profile of each student, extra support may be provided in-class or in pull-out sessions.
English as an Additional Language or EAL, involves supporting our students to access both the PYP and MYP curriculums taught in English. For English Language Learners (ELLs), English is not a first language. These students are gradually acquiring proficiency in the English language, while also learning content for academic purposes. In short, they are using English as the tool for their learning (Sharples, 2021).