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NHPS 6th Annual Community Partnership
SEL Day - Workshop Catalog
SEL Day 2026 is March 6!
In March 2025, we celebrated Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with the theme Engaging in Real-World Connections.
We thank you all for your participation in our Zoom and on-site workshops promoting SEL!
See grade-level pages for webinar workshop descriptions from the event.
What is SEL Day?
Now in our sixth year, this wellness event began in 2021 as a result of teaching and learning remotely. The community pulled together to offer a day to promote wellness and hope by providing opportunities to gather in virtual SEL-themed workshops, at a time when so many needed to embrace more opportunities to be in the company, albeit virtual, of our greater community. We thank all who have participated along the way in promoting social emotional learning and wellness!
Last year's NHPS 2025 SEL Day theme, Engaging in Real-World Connections, echoed the theme of International SEL Day, also celebrated in March: Skills for Success, Ready for the Future.
In addition to live virtual workshop opportunities, community partners have led SEL activities in person at many of our schools, including: dance, art creation, self love, music, read alouds, financial literacy, and more!
Also, visit our NHPS Social Emotional Learning website.
SEL Day from the beginning:
SEL Day 2026 is a day for all students and staff to promote wellness and the 5 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills:
Self-Awareness
Self-Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Skills
Responsible Decision Making
For Educators - To plan your day ...
Option 1 - Live Virtual SEL Sessions:
Based on your school schedule and the workshops listed for your age group on this website, you may want to provide your students with a few workshop options to stream in your classroom on SEL Day, and vote as a class on which workshop your class may enjoy. Grade-level teams may want to collaborate with planning in order to offer additional student choice for the day.
Option 2 - Alternative SEL Video Activities:
In addition to live workshops, the district SEL Team is providing short video options that can be streamed at your convenience on SEL Day - choice boards with video activities for each grade-level band.
Option 3 - Alternative SEL Classroom Activities:
In addition to live workshops, the district SEL Team is providing examples of classroom activities and lessons to consider planning for SEL Day.
From SEL Day 2025 -
A special thank you to New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Madeline Negrón, Executive Director of Student Services Typhanie Jackson, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator Monica Abbott! We would also like to thank the SEL Day planning committee, our community partners, NHPS SEL Educator Ambassadors, NHPS SEL Student Ambassadors, and NHPS staff presenters.
A special thank you to our community partners who presented in-person in schools: James Vanderberg, Educator for High School, College and Community Engagement at Yale Center for British Art; Robert Farrow, Employment Specialist, Youth Transition Services, Children's Community Programs of Connecticut; Project Pride, New Haven Public Schools; Jose Bernard, Real Estate Investor, Circle Management, LLC; Yale Athletics Lacrosse Team; Eli Whitney Museum; and Racquel Requena, children's book author. And, a special thank you to Claudia Merson, Director of Yale Public School Partnership, and Maria Parente, Associate Director of Yale Public School Partnership; and Clifford Beers Education Partnership.
The safety and wellbeing of our students is our top priority.
Appropriate behavior is expected from all participants. Facilitators/hosts of sessions reserve the right to remove anyone not adhering to expectations of safety and kindness.
Sponsored by New Haven Public Schools - Superintendent Dr. Madeline Negrón
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