Summary
SEE Learning, offered by Emory University, provides a lesson-based and teaching practices approach to SEL and offers programming for grades Pre-K-12. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effective in grades 4-5. Key features of SEE Learning include cultivating attention skills, emphasizing compassion, and integrating trauma research for effective stress management. SEE Learning is translated into 23 languages.
Strategies supporting educational equity (CASEL)
SEE Learning features strategies for working with bias, youth action projects, and customizing for context. This includes strategies to increase the cultural relevance and authenticity of the curriculum for students and a capstone project that encourages students to apply their learning in real-world contexts, putting compassion into action.
Implementation
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Grade(s)
Pre-K, Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Setting
Classroom, Schoolwide, Home, Community
Language
English, Spanish, Additional Languages
Cost
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# Lessons
26
Program Design
Tier 1 (Universal)
Technology Requirements
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Staffing Requirements
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Professional Development
Onsite in-person, Virtual, Train the Trainer
Outcomes
Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
Compare & contrast emotional, mental-behavioral illness, mental well-being and concurrent disorders
Decreased suicidal behavior
Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
Describe laws related to minors accessing mental health care
Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns
Improved Academic Performance
Improved attitude/behavior related to suicide
Improved identification of individuals at-risk for suicide
Improved Identity Development/ Agency
Improved Prosocial Behavior
Improved School Climate
Improved School Connectedness
Improved SEL Skills and Attitudes
Improved Teaching Practices
Increased help-seeking behavior
Reduced Emotional Distress
Reduced Problem Behavior
Evidence of Effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation conducted in the 2022-23 academic year (published in 2024) supported the effectiveness of SEE Learning for public, private, and charter school students. This evaluation included 616 students in grades 4 and 5 in urban schools in the U.S. Southeast region (42.3% white, 18.4% Black/African American). The study found that students who participated in the program had significantly higher levels of perspective taking, empathic concern, student class supportiveness, and intrinsic prosocial motivation compared to students in the control group (outcomes reported 16 weeks after baseline) while controlling for outcome pretest, race, and grade.
Published Studies
Refer to the provided CASEL for the most up-to-date published studies.
Frazier, T., Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Neg, G. L. T. (2024). Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary impact of a compassion-based social and emotional learning program in US elementary school children. PlosOne. In review.