Peperzak Middle School

At Salish Coast Elementary School in Port Townsend, WA, students and families have a place to gather and bond at the beginning and end of the school day. Photo: Lara Swimmer

Designing Schools for Socialization

Over the past thirty years, school districts across the U.S. have incorporated social and emotional learning (SEL) programs to help students be “ready to learn”—to manage their emotions, including stress and anxiety, while developing healthy identities, making caring decisions, and forming and maintaining positive relationships.

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