Empowering students with the confidence, compassion, and resilience to thrive at every stage of life.
Social and
Emotional Learning
Discover how Ashbrook Independent School, integrates social and emotional learning
to build confidence, character, and resilience.
Beginning School
Preschool Through Prekindergarten
Our youngest Ashbrook Explorers develop the foundational skills to build meaningful friendships, express themselves with confidence, and show compassion for others. By weaving social and emotional learning into everyday experiences, we nurture confident, capable, and thoughtful individuals who are prepared to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
Lower School
Kindergarten Through 4th Grade
In Ashbrook’s elementary school, social and emotional learning encourages students to better understand themselves, manage their emotions, and appreciate the perspectives of others. Through engaging lessons and collaborative activities, students explore kindness, perseverance, and personal responsibility while developing the confidence and skills to overcome challenges and make a positive difference in their community.
Middle School
5th Through 8th Grade
In Ashbrook’s middle school, social-emotional learning empowers students to embrace their individuality, explore new perspectives, and navigate the challenges of adolescence with confidence. Through meaningful discussions, team-building activities, and community service, students strengthen their empathy, resilience, and self-awareness while learning to set healthy boundaries, make responsible decisions, and become positive contributors to their communities.
Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten
– Helpful Words
– Problem Solving
– Learning Names
-Classroom Expectations
– “We Are All Friends”
– How to share
– Taking Turns
– All the different kinds of colors, or skin, hair, and eyes
– Naming Emotions
– Expressing Emotions
– Healthy Food Makes Our Bodies Feel Good
– Thankfulness
– Kindness
– Emotions: angry, sade (What do they look/feel like)
– Breathing Strategies
– “Did Pete The Cat Cry? Goodness, No!”
– Differences in Celebrations
– Kindness Chain
– Peaceful Piggy
– Meditation Practices
– How to catch a Gingerbread Man
– Working Together
– Problem Solving
– “Hair Like Mine”
– Differences make us all beautiful
– We are all human
– Yoga
– “Festival of Color” celebrates light, colors, and kindness 8
– Bucket fillers
– Taking Care of Earth
– Friendship
– “Rosa loves Dinosaurs”
– Inclusivity
– Gratitude and thankfulness
– Emotions and Feelings
– “Grumpy Ladybug”
– Transitions, changes, new adventures
Students may be encouraged to participate in optional summer activities that reinforce the importance of good citizenship, personal responsibility, and community involvement. These activities help students discover how their actions can positively impact others, contribute to a stronger community, and create a safe and supportive environment for everyone.
Lower School
Middle School
– Mindfulness
– Growth Mindset
– “Words and Your Heart”
– Kindness
– Privilege and Power
– Equity
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Consideration and Empathy
– ‘We are better together’
– Team Building
– Using different lenses to complete activities
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– School Safety
– World Kindness Activities
– Nutrition
– Winter Months Impacting Mental Health and Strategies
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Community Building
– Finding Your Flow State
– Teamwork
– Acceptance and Understanding
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Helping Others
– Taking care of yourself
– Community Service
– Gratitude
– New Perspectives
– Cyberbullying
– Goal Setting
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– New Routines
– Courage to Show Your True Self
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Emotions
– More than Our Labels
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Perspective Taking
– Kindness Boomerang
– Boundary Setting
– Earth Day
– Youthline Presentations
– Where do we see/use resourcefulness?
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Mental and Emotional Health
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Stress, Worry, Fears
– Preparing for next year
– Big Life Journals (5th)
– Transitions
Students may be encouraged to participate in optional summer activities that reinforce the importance of good citizenship, personal responsibility, and community involvement. These activities help students discover how their actions can positively impact others, contribute to a stronger community, and create a safe and supportive environment for everyone.