SEL in Palm Beach County

New Podcast Series from The Wallace Foundation Shares Findings and Early Lessons from a RAND Corporation Study of PSELI

The new podcast series from The Wallace Foundation shares findings and early lessons from a RAND Corporation study of our Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI). The five-episode series features indepth conversations with school/district and afterschool/out-of-school time leaders about their experiences working together to help children develop social and emotional skills. PSELI is a comprehensive, multiyear initiative to explore whether and how children can benefit from intentional partnerships between schools and afterschool/out-of-school time programs focused on building social and emotional skills. Episodes in the series focus on:

• The importance of social and emotional learning and the initiative’s design

• Developing adults’ capacity to promote social and emotional learning in students

• Building effective partnerships between schools and afterschool/out-of-school time programs

• The role of designated coaches in promoting social and emotional learning

• Steps to integrate social and emotional learning across in- and out-ofschool settings

Listen here: https://bit.ly/2ZDqT1Q

Palm Beach County Organizations Came Together to Host Successful Virtual Youth Summit to Promote Building a Better You, Future and Community

This spring, community partners in Palm Beach County came together to begin planning for the Palm Beach County Youth Summit, a momentous event that gathers more than 600 local middle and high school students, community groups, volunteers, and law enforcement for a day of empowerment, education, and great entertainment. In

Launch of Prime Time’s First Out-of-school Time Cohort Focused on Social and Emotional Learning

In October 2023, Prime Time launched the very first out-of-school time (OST) cohort focused on social and emotional learning, drawing on the lessons learned from the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI). Learn about PSELI findings here. The four participating sites in the 2022-2023 yearlong cohort pilot are

Prime Time and Local Out-of-school Time Programs Celebrate Lights On Afterschool

Lights On Afterschool  was launched in October 2000 with celebrations in 1,200 communities nationwide. Today, more than 8,000 Lights On Afterschool rallies are held annually, attracting about a million individuals and media coverage nationwide. Lights On Afterschool is America’s only national rally for afterschool programs, which keep

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