Social & Emotional Learning for NYC Youth
Bring impactful Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programming to your organization.
Our Mission
Deliver high quality Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) skills programming to the youth of New York City & the organizations that serve them.
About SELF-A
As the world accelerates, social interactions are increasingly remote and shaped by technology. Messages about identity, relationships, and maturity come from countless sources- family, media, culture, and more.
Research based SEL education helps youth navigate stress, build identity, communicate effectively, and develop emotional regulation for healthy relationships.
SELF-A goes further, integrating lessons on the psychological and physiological effects within their own bodies as they experience different situations.
Curriculum & Approach
Our programs are based around the CASEL Framework.
Self Awareness
Understand and reflect on one’s own emotions, thoughts, values, and how these factors influence behavior in various situations.
Self Management
Recognize one’s emotional state and how it affects their thoughts and behaviors.
Relationship Skills
Build and maintain healthy, supportive relationships and effectively interact with diverse individuals and groups.
Social Awareness
Understand and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.
Decision Making
Make thoughtful and constructive choices regarding personal behavior and social interactions in a variety of situations.
Programs
SELF-A programs incorporate games, prop- and discussion-based debriefs, and somatic emotional regulation skills—such as breath work, tapping, and body awareness exercises—to keep students engaged and excited while allowing them to practice in real time.
Explore SELF-A with a free trial class!
Social & Emotional Learning Extracurricular Programming
Utilizing games, activities, challenges, and experiential debriefs and discussions, students will get to explore how to identify, process, and regulate their emotions, interact with themselves and their peers, and practice skills that will help them move forward on their path to being emotionally mature and successful individuals.
Personal & Team Development Challenge
This unique program allows participants to explore and practice self-development and team-building concepts in a fun and interactive way. Customize your objectives with topics from Social and Emotional Learning Skills, effective communication skills, team-building dynamics, leadership development, and emotional regulation tools.
Educational Staff Training & Professional Development
Our Educational Staff Training and Professional Development seminars will offer new and experienced staff the hard skills and applied knowledge of classroom/group management, behavioral management, understanding presentational skills, and curriculum development/delivery that are normally only gained through years of real-world experience.