Voorheesville Central School District is implementing the SEL Program Second Step this year in grades K - 8.
The district sent out a message to parents, informing them about the program.
Students in 8th grade will be completing Second Step SEL lessons throughout the school year. Students completed the first two lessons in English class on November 6th. They will complete the rest of unit 1 on Tuesday, November 21st. Attached below is the Second Step slideshow, for the first unit, and the student packet.
If you have any questions about the content or material that your student will be working on, please contact Ms. Drautz or Mr. Macri.
Second Step - 8th Grade Unit 1 Mindsets and Goals
Students learn how to develop a growth mindset and apply research-based goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. This unit's content helps create classrooms that are connected and encouraging by helping students set and achieve collective and personal goals, learn from challenges, recognize their personal strengths, and explore the unique aspects of their identities.
The goals of this unit include students being able to:
Follow norms when discussing sensitive topics
Identifying important aspects of their identity, including interests
Identify and apply personal strengths to develop an interest or to get better at something new
Anticipate roadblocks to success and plan strategies for how to overcome them
Second Step Slideshow - Unit 1
Second Step Student Packet - Unit 1 Mindsets and Goals