Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Andover Public Schools is committed to the definition of Social Emotional Learning developed and sustained by the Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning (CASEL):
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities. (CASEL, Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning)
During the 2023-24 school year Andover Public Schools began implementing The RULER Approach, developed from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. This involves training our educators, then beginning rolling out to students K-8 in the 2024-25 school year, and our Preschool & Andover High School in 2025-26. Please click the below link to learn more about The RULER Approach.
Opportunities for all APS students to reinforce and build
on Social Emotional Learning skills:
Upcoming Workshops for Families:
The "Emotions Matter" Mindset & "What is RULER"? (Held on 3/11/24 & 3/26/24)
Workshop Slide Deck: Click Here
Diving Deeper into The RULER Anchor Tools (Held on 4/9/24 & 4/24/24)
Workshop Slide Deck: Click Here
Workshop Handouts & Resource Page: Click Here