WHAT IS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

Social-emotional development is the process of understanding and managing emotions, setting and working toward goals, showing empathy for others, and building positive relationships. These skills help students feel confident, make good choices, and handle challenges. 

HOW CARRILLO PROMOTES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Carrillo uses the schoolwide Second Step® program, a research-based program, to teach social-emotional skills to help students succeed in school and to support and encourage their whole development. While excelling in academic classes is important, children also need to learn how to take on challenges, make good decisions, manage strong emotions, and get along with others.

Four units will cover the following:

GROWTH MINDSET & GOAL SETTING UNIT

Students learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. 

EMOTION MANAGEMENT

Students learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion-management strategies - including stress management for older students- to calm strong feelings.

KINDNESS & EMPATHY

Students learn how to recognize and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others' perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Students learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the step problem solving process:

S: Say the problem

T: Think of solutions
E: Explore the outcomes

P: Pick a solution

HOW DO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS BENEFIT?

Studies show that these skills can support students’ school performance, increase positive social behaviors, and reduce conduct problems such as bullying. Programs that teach these skills can also help create positive classroom and school climates.