IFSEL Schools & Districts Program

We design and lead a path of faculty development work for a small number of schools and districts. The path is customized for each organization’s needs and can include any combination of our other offerings, so SEL can be integrated fully into the educational experience of all students and teachers.

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In-Person Institutes

Institutes are our core experience, designed with SEL as a professional and personally transformative experience. Join a cohort of educators, administrators, and counselors from Kindergarten through 12th grade for four days of inspirational and informative sessions, collaboration, and reflection that range across a broad library of SEL topics and research. Gain experiential knowledge and resources to bring SEL to your school communities. 

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Whole Community Approach Workshops

These creative and experiential two-day workshop offers educators, administrators, counselors and advisors the opportunity to learn how to build classroom practices and school-wide systems that nurture the social and emotional health of all members of the community. Schools that intentionally activate SEL across the community in this way see wide-ranging benefits for emotional and mental health, a growth in the sense of belonging and community, and positive shifts in mindset, engagement and learning.

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SEL Leadership Program

Our seven month long SEL Leadership Program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection. As a cohort, members of the SEL Leadership Program will work closely for seven months to support each other, share ideas, and offer a critical space for problem solving and planning.

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Professional Development Events

Our in-person events and online courses offer exciting professional and personal renewal through learning experiences that engage your growth mindset and resiliency. SEL Professional Development affords opportunities for both new and experienced educators to engage with sound research and time-tested curricula resources.  Gain insight through thoughtful discussion, well-designed interactions, and the opportunity for self and group reflection.

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SEL Curriculum

IFSEL’s evidence-led Lesson and Resource Library supports educators, schools, and districts to build an engaging, joyful, and reflective curriculum for K-12 Social and Emotional Learning.

Lessons and Resources are aligned with CASEL competencies and have been tried and tested in classrooms around the world. The curriculum design is rooted in principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and offers a creative and experiential approach to SEL teaching and learning.

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Scope & Sequence Support

Curating culturally responsive SEL resources into an articulated scope and sequence is crucial for SEL in K-12 Schools and Districts to be sustainable and effective. IFSEL offers consulting support to schools looking to develop, refine, or refresh their SEL scope and sequence.

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New Faculty & Staff Workshop Series

This workshop series is designed for new faculty and staff at schools that already have worked with IFSEL. The workshop will introduce IFSEL’s Whole-Community Approach to SEL through a series of meaningful and creative experiences. Participants will have the opportunity to experience a range of practices and tools that will deepen their knowledge, skills and confidence in working with students, colleagues and families. The workshop is the ideal way for all current and prior IFSEL schools to welcome new faculty and support them through their first year at your school.

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Consulting

Members of the IFSEL Team are available to support schools on-site through creative and engaging professional development. We work closely with schools to understand their hopes and needs, co-creating an agenda designed for maximum benefit and impact.

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Coaching for School
Administrators and Educators

IFSEL’s Team brings decades of experience to coaching work - as Administrators, SEL- specialists, Counselors, Non-Profit CEOs, and Researchers. We know that coaching thrives when there is a strong connection between coachee and their coach, so we’re dedicated to listening to your hopes and finding the right match.

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SEL Reflection Tool

Our free SELf Reflection Tool for districts and schools uses a student-centered, whole-community approach to help schools better understand the strengths and areas for growth of their current SEL provision. This tool empowers educators and administrators to build an evidence-led action plan and prioritize next steps for their community.

Learn more about IFSEL's SEL Audit & Reflection Tool

Parent and Caregiver Support

To support the work schools are already doing to activate SEL across their communities, IFSEL has developed a Series of online Workshops for parents. The Series offers parents the chance to come together to uncover both a shared understanding and a range of practical tools and insights to bring SEL alive at home.

Learn more about IFSEL's Parent and Caregiver Series

IFSEL Schools

Each year we design and lead a one-year Path of faculty development work for six schools. The Path is customized for each school’s needs, so SEL can be integrated fully into the education experience of all students and teachers.

IFSEL Schools

Consulting

Members of the IFSEL Team are available to support schools on-site through creative and engaging professional development. We work closely with schools to understand their hopes and needs, co-creating an agenda designed for maximum benefit and impact.

Consulting

Coaching for School Administrators and Educators

IFSEL’s Team brings decades of experience to coaching work - as Administrators, SEL- specialists, Counselors, Non-Profit CEOs, and Researchers. We know that coaching thrives when there is a strong connection between coachee and their coach, so we’re dedicated to listening to your hopes and finding the right match.

Coaching

Professional Development Events

Institutes

Institutes are our core experience, designed with SEL as a professional and personally transformative experience. Join a cohort of educators, administrators, and counselors from Kindergarten through 12th grade for four days of inspirational and informative sessions, collaboration, and reflection that range across a broad library of SEL topics and research. Gain experiential knowledge and resources to bring SEL to your school communities. 

Workshops

Our Workshops offer exciting professional and personal renewal through learning experiences that engage your growth mindset and resiliency. Workshops afford opportunities for both new and experienced educators to engage with sound research and time-tested curricula resources.  Gain insight through thoughtful discussion, well-designed interactions, and the opportunity for self and group reflection.

SEL Jobs

The Institute for SEL is committed to supporting schools to bring SEL to their communities. If your school is looking to hire an SEL specialist, counselor, administrator or classroom teacher, IFSEL can help spread the word.

SEL Job Opportunities

Parent and Caregiver Support

To support the work schools are already doing to activate SEL across their communities, IFSEL has developed a Series of online Workshops for parents. The Series offers parents the chance to come together to uncover both a shared understanding and a range of practical tools and insights to bring SEL alive at home.

Parent and Caregiver Support

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