Building Community, Connections, Relationships in the New School Year

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) emphasizes the importance of connection and community. When we allow SEL to be the foundation to the classroom, you connect everybody (you + your students), allowing for everyone to feel safe and secure before you get to academics. This doesn’t mean that you deprioritize academics in the 2020 – 2021 school year. It simply means that SEL must be a part of your academic learning plan. Now that most of us know that distance learning is a part of our 2020 – 2021 school year, how can we utilize Social Emotional Learning even when we are socially distancing or not physically together? 

Here at Yoga Ed. SEL is the heartbeat of our classrooms. Yoga and mindfulness can be powerful ways to increase positive social experiences and equip you and your students with social skills in distance learning and modified on-campus learning environments. This toolkit is designed to give you simple tools that you can use throughout your in-person or online school day to create community, deepen connections, and build relationships between you and your students.