Port Jefferson Students Solve Social-Emotional Problems

Port Jefferson NY

03 May, 2022

11:15 AM

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Press release from Port Jefferson School District: May 3, 2022 The Edna Louise Spear Elementary School's social-emotional learning program has a mission to make a positive impact on students. During a recent lesson with health teacher Benjamin Bajus, students in Nancy Winkler-Brogan's third grade class collaborated on several scenarios with guidance from the Second Step web-based, social-emotional learning curriculum. The students worked in groups on the steps: Say the Problem, Think of Solutions, Explore Outcomes and Pick a Solution. Two of them, Will Fabian and Michael Viviano, were excited to share their views on how the program helps. "It's a way for us to show kindness to kids," Will said. Michael added, "[And] a way to welcome new friends to school and show awareness of their feelings." This press release was produced by Port Jefferson School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.