If you think about effective SEL programming, the goal is to make sure that it is integrated explicitly with academic instruction, coordinated with health promotion efforts and also connected to citizenship efforts. The goal of education is to educate knowledgeable, responsible, respectful, healthy, and caring students. There are many pieces to the social-emotional learning puzzle. It encompasses service-learning, citizenship, character education, and performance and prevention programs. To know more visit empoweru.education/