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Created by IFSEL to inspire and support educators everywhere. Each episode features real-world strategies, practical tips, and authentic insights from fellow teachers—each conversation infused with IFSEL’s signature whole-community approach, wisdom, and heart.
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Show notes and episode recaps are available for every episode.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts and discover new ways to strengthen SEL practices, build connections, and bring more joy and purpose into your classroom:

IFSEL's Nick Haisman-Smith discusses what SEL is, it's importance for communities and how SEL is important for aspects of our mental health.

IFSEL's Nick Haisman-Smith discusses what SEL is, it's importance for communities and how SEL is important for aspects of our mental health.



Explore how schools can embed SEL into daily routines, relationships, and curriculum design. Together, we discuss practical ways educators can build inclusive classrooms, nurture diversity, and strengthen well-being for both students and adults. Emma shares insights on creating Advisory structures that align with deeper learning, elevate student leadership, and sustain a culture of care across the whole school community. We’re joined by Emma Dunbar, Supervisor of Deeper Learning at San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)!

Explore how schools can embed SEL into daily routines, relationships, and curriculum design. Together, we discuss practical ways educators can build inclusive classrooms, nurture diversity, and strengthen well-being for both students and adults. Emma shares insights on creating Advisory structures that align with deeper learning, elevate student leadership, and sustain a culture of care across the whole school community. We’re joined by Emma Dunbar, Supervisor of Deeper Learning at San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)!
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SEL and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) are not short-term initiatives—they’re ongoing commitments that shape the core of a school community. In this episode, Motoka Maegawa shares how consistent SEL practices, responsive systems, and restorative approaches strengthen belonging, trust, and accountability in every part of school life. She highlights how moving beyond identity awareness, modeling authenticity, and returning to these conversations regularly helps communities grow in depth, empathy, and connection.
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SEL and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) are not short-term initiatives—they’re ongoing commitments that shape the core of a school community. In this episode, Motoka Maegawa shares how consistent SEL practices, responsive systems, and restorative approaches strengthen belonging, trust, and accountability in every part of school life. She highlights how moving beyond identity awareness, modeling authenticity, and returning to these conversations regularly helps communities grow in depth, empathy, and connection.

In this episode, we explore Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and how IFSEL’s Whole-Community Approach strengthens wellbeing, belonging, and safeguarding across schools. Discover how SEL cultivates both intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, supports restorative practices, and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion through authentic connection. Join Nick Haisman-Smith and Trinity Thompson as we explore how intentional SEL builds communities of care where diversity is valued, wellbeing is prioritized, and every voice belongs.

In this episode, we explore Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and how IFSEL’s Whole-Community Approach strengthens wellbeing, belonging, and safeguarding across schools. Discover how SEL cultivates both intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, supports restorative practices, and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion through authentic connection. Join Nick Haisman-Smith and Trinity Thompson as we explore how intentional SEL builds communities of care where diversity is valued, wellbeing is prioritized, and every voice belongs.
This program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.
More InfoThis program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.
More InfoThis experiential two-day workshop invites K–12 educators, administrators, counselors, and advisors to explore how to design, embed, and sustain SEL across the whole community.
More InfoThis highly practical, two-session online course will provide 4th - 12th Grade teachers and administrators with myriad strategies for embedding SEL directly within any learning moment.
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