Dear parents and guardians,
We want to hear your thoughts about important school characteristics including academic preparation, student support, family engagement, safety, accessibility of school leaders and equity. Please help us identify what’s working well and what could be improved by taking the family survey.
If you have children in multiple schools, please complete one survey for each school.
NOTE: The VPS Family Survey link below will be activated Monday, May 16 at 7 a.m.
Survey link: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/vancouver/spring2022family/surveys
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
WHAT IS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND WHY IT MATTERS
Social and emotional learning is a process of building awareness and skills in managing emotions, setting goals, establishing relationships and making responsible decisions that support success in school and in life. It helps students with the basics, like getting along with others and getting through the school day effectively. More than two decades of research on social and emotional learning shows strong benefits for students, including increased academic performance, improved classroom behavior, increased ability to manage stress and depression, better attitudes about themselves, others and school and improved lifetime outcomes.
THE CURRICULUM: SECOND STEP
WHAT ARE THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE LESSONS?
The Second Step digital program includes four full units of weekly, age-appropriate lessons for kindergarten through eighth grade. The interactive, teacher-led units include five 15- to 30-minute lessons. The last lesson of each unit is a performance task in which students demonstrate evidence of their learning.
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade