Ms. Shaw, St. John School Counselor, joined us to talk about Second Step, our curriculum supporting students’ social-emotional learning and development.
We were honored to have Ms. Shaw join us as our first PA Guest Speaker of the year. She shared about the integration of our Second Step curriculum across all grade levels at St. John. Second Step is used in 30,000 schools, from 7 different countries, with translations in 10 languages. Our teachers and admin team are delighted to bring this research-based social-emotional learning programming to our school. Second Step provides a holistic approach to building supportive, inclusive and equitable communities.
During our time together, Ms. Shaw shared:
- The philosophy behind Second Step and how the curriculum is applied school wide
- How Second Step is created to support K-8 developmental levels, in order to grow with our students
- How to bridge Second Step between home and school so we can all use common language and practices to support our children’s social-emotional development