Learning Environments

  • Physically, emotionally, indentity safe

  • Filled with trust

  • Relationship rich

  • Buffers stress

  • Social emotional skills intentionally build

Short Term Outcomes  

Students…

  • Have at least one developmental relationship, with an adult in their school 

  • Students have at least one space they feel safe and feel they can be themselves in their school.   

Educators and schools…

  • Build an understanding of SED skills (and graduate profile competencies if applicable), trauma-informed relationships and instruction, and reflect upon their own SED skills and identification of areas for growth  

  • Believe that SED is part of their role as educators 

  • Have developmental, trauma-informed relationships with students  

  • Design classroom environments that buffer stress  

Medium Term Outcomes  

Students…

  • Build SED skills including coping/regulation skills to manage stress 

  • Co-create (with educators) a school culture that feels safe and supportive for all students and educators  

Educators and schools…

  • Consistently implement trauma-informed practices in their classrooms  

  • Support students to build SED skills (and graduate profile competencies if applicable), reflect on and refine their own SED skill development as needed  

  • Build systems and structures to foster supportive and trusting relationships, and safe environments for all students 

  • Support students to build SED skills (or graduate profile competencies if applicable)  

Long Term Outcomes  

Students…

  • Have many supportive, trusting relationships with adults in their school 

  • Build SED skills (and graduate profile competencies if applicable)   

  • Feel physically and emotionally safe, and safe in their identity 

Educators and schools…

  • Cultivate SED-rich, trauma-informed, stress-buffering environments across the school  

  • Have systems and structures in place to foster supportive and trusting relationships among all staff and students  

  • Share learnings and approaches with other schools within their district to align practices system-wide