Ninth-grade students and teachers at ConVal High School have begun using School Connect curriculum to cultivate social-emotional learning skills.
This year, the high implemented School Connect in ninth-grade Teachers in Academic Support Centers (TASC) homerooms. The program is designed to address and develop SEL skills that students need to be successful in school and in life. TASC students will engage in lessons twice a month until June 2024. The lessons are delivered to small groups of students by two educators per group – the TASC homeroom teacher and either a counselor or administrator.
Lessons range from improving communication skills to setting and achieving long-term goals. Students will also explore how to boost academic skills and motivation, support empathy and inclusion, collaborate on group projects and build skills for mental health and well-being.
“No matter what career our students will enter, they will need to have social-emotional skills like communication, teamwork, and motivation to be successful,” stated Principal Heather McKillop. “School Connect is an evidence-based and effective curriculum program that will help our CVHS students develop and cultivate these important skills. We are excited to see how our students grow with School Connect over the course of the school year.”