Social & Emotional Learning

Project Culture

We build our school culture by emphasizing mental and physical wellness, student-to-student support, and relationship building. Community is one of the cornerstones of innovative schools. It’s what ensures that everyone feels emotionally safe and is thriving.

Check out the fantastic videos the student Wellness Team have made!

Wellness Plan

Every student at ECHS has a Wellness Plan housed in their PLP.

Building Culture & Community

ECHS is wonderfully innovative. We are small by design and build long term relationships through our caring staff who facilitate multiage families. Students remain with the same family teacher for four years. At ECHS our systems promote academic and social/emotional support through

Multi-age Advisories
Smaller class sizes
Personalized learning portfolios
School wide AVID
Restorative circles
Wellness plans
Service learning
Student council
Student to student mentoring
Weekly interventions
Student-driven clubs
ACC advising

National Educators for Restorative PracticesNEDRP National Educators for Restorative Practices is built on the foundation of Restorative Practices focusing on helping teachers build better relationships with their students. Its all about relationships, and Restorative Practices focuses on building relationships between teachers and students.

ECHS is a Restorative Practices campus. We circle-up for Family each Friday. Most of the time our circles promote community, team-building, and maintaining our positive, supportive school culture. There are other times when we use circles to restore. Restorative circles are formed in response to things like miscommunication, gossiping, drama, disagreements, or breaking ECHS or ACC school rules. Those invited to a circle could include students, parents, school administrators, and counselors.

RELATIONAL CAPACITY

AVID helps teachers relate to students of diverse cultures, languages, and backgrounds.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

AVID teachers know that all students are capable, often challenging many core beliefs.

COLLABORATION, INQUIRY, AND ORGANIZATION

Students come alive when building these skills through work that is not prescriptive.

LAYERS ON EXISTING CURRICULUM

Teachers facilitate learning without layering on a new curriculum. Teachers have the flexibility to add tools to augment learning of any subject.

Social & Emotional Learning

Project Culture

Building Culture & Community

ECHS Counseling supports the ECHS mission: H.O.P.E. - Hard Work, Opportunity, Perseverance, & Effort.

ECHS Counseling contributes to a purposeful environment that inspires individuals to share, learn and grow together, increasing individuals’ engagement, belonging, goal orientation, academic improvement, and service to others.