• SEL and SEL Book of The Month

    Through a comprehensive focus on SEL, Atlanta Public Schools is committed to the social, emotional, and academic development of students by connecting "hearts and smarts" as part of a systemic whole child framework.  APS also recognizes that building the capacity of adults to model SEL skills is at the core of teacher and leader excellence. APS uses the CASEL framework to inform its SEL programming in alignment with the district's strategic plan. 

     

    CASEL defines SEL as 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 (CASEL, 2020). 

     

    Research has found that students who participate in SEL programming make gains in multiple areas including prosocial behavior, attitudes about themselves and others, standardized achievement scores and social emotional skills. These same students also showed a reduction in problem behaviors and emotional distress. (Child Development, 82 (1), 405-432)

     

    APS SEL selects a book each month that is presented to all students across the entire District. The Book of the Month provides the anchor for discussion and activities in daily SEL lessons and in Counseling Instruction. 

     

    Check out our SEL Book of The Month Calendar for SY ‘24- ‘25

     

    SEL Book of The Month Calendar ‘24 - ‘25

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/16rM8K9MBtc5mOScZa52SbwcbXX2CZARD/view?usp=drive_link 

     

     

     

     

    SEL @ Home: Click below for access to SEL challenges and extension lessons parents can use at home. 

     

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NEJFutFdq3vq7m55KBA-43sR4RIYi3bK?usp=drive_link 

     

    APS link re: SEL

    https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/53072