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. 

Irvine Unified School District is committed to embedding the CASEL 5 Social-Emotional Competencies within academic instruction so that every student can increase prosocial skills, executive function capacity, empathy, and higher-level critical thinking skills.