Socio-Emotional Learning

List of 5 items.

• Classroom Lessons

  Our students participate in monthly SEL classroom lessons that focus on age appropriate topics specific to the common challenges faced when navigating friendships, difficult emotions, problem solving, peer pressure, and confidence, amongst other things.

• Small Groups

  In addition to our SEL classroom lessons, our school counselor hosts small groups that allow students to engage in fun educational sessions during lunch that aim to provide a more personal and tailored experience of social emotional learning.

• Responsive Classroom

  Responsive Classroom focuses on the social and emotional competencies of cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control, and the academic competencies of academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, and academic behaviors. The Responsive Classroom program is implemented in every LCDS classroom from preschool through 8th grade.

• Kai, the Therapy Dog

  Kai, the LCDS therapy dog, helps provide many benefits for students— stress reduction, physical activity, empathy building and creating a calming environment that enhances focus and well-being. Studies show that therapy dogs foster a sense of connection and comfort, offering companionship to students who may feel anxious or overwhelmed. He is our favorite part of our social-emotional learning program!

• Chat & Chew Parent Events

  Our Annual Chat and Chew Parent Education Series is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting and educating our parents in the journey of raising children. Each year, we offer multiple opportunities to learn from both area experts and each other.