"Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions." From the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (www.casel.org)

At Merrywood Elementary School, we strive to educate the whole child in order to encourage self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making.  The information provided below includes some of the programming used to support SEL at Merrywood.