An amazing image by @JustinCookPhoto capturing #PGCHS peer leaders in action at our partner Greene Central High School in North Carolina. Honored that this great shot was chosen as one of @educationweek's Photos of the Year for 2017! More inspiration here: https://t.co/rZ0Exs3Lse
🗣"PGC is a social emotional learning program, a leadership program, a peer to peer mentoring program, and at it's heart, it's a transition program." We are excited to be expanding our work in Philadelphia to support more students! #LetStudentsLead https://t.co/qrRp4CNZBa
🎉Shout out to Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies for their recent #CommunitySchools forum! The event featured a Gallery Walk, Design Lab, partners, games, photo booths, & so much more. Congratulations for all your hard work! @NYC_CommSchools
Photo: https://t.co/uKomHAXUsJ
💗Thank you to all of our community for supporting our work last night at our annual benefit dinner!! We are so grateful to be building together. Special thank you to @ccaruso1 for your leadership!💗CSS (Shilpa Reddy, @paulneenos, @Keke_Carr, @shelsbels5, @roseyjade_ )
👏"I am always reminded that [our students] are more than happy to share their culture, celebrate their culture and to invite others to be a part of that. Come be who you are."-Marlena Carreras, CSS CSD
Donate today to support more of this work! https://t.co/DODDVSf9xN
🤝Research shows that peer to peer support helps student's mental health and wellness. We love Peer Group Connection (PGC) for that reason - and we'd love your support!
‼️Donate today towards our upcoming benefit fundraiser to support this work. https://t.co/DODDVSwKpl
#TipTuesday: Adults have a key role in incorporating #SEL into the classroom beyond lessons about the competencies. Every adult can practice their own SEL competencies as a model to their students.
More about modeling SEL: https://t.co/f3Bm8eAzkQ
👥CSS Community Schools are showing serious results with supporting students!
🤝Donate today towards our upcoming benefit fundraiser to support this work. https://t.co/DODDVSwKpl
‼️"For a better system long-term, schools should bank on a promising mental health support resource surrounding students: their peers."
🗣Reminder that peers supporting peers also supports students mental wellness!
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What has neuroscience got to do with social and emotional learning (#SEL)? When students understand what they’re feeling, why they’re feeling it, and how they can respond, they build their social-emotional competencies. Learn more via @edutopia: https://t.co/3C2UCm8Lrw
👏 "PGC helped me transition to be more outspoken, be more of a leader, which is something I really need. I use it for public speaking in college so it helps develop your character more." -PGC Alumni Litzy Rincon
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"These models don’t eliminate or compete with mental health professionals. Instead, they enlist peers as close, credible messengers who are especially attuned to one another’s struggles." #PGC#peermentorship#letstudentslead
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“I would 100% recommend current and past students to get involved with CSS in any capacity possible to hear and be heard.”
Thank you, Ishva! Want to learn how to bring a student-centered CSS program to your school community? Check out https://t.co/fGMDW1VUag!
Former PGC Leader from Urban Assembly of Music and Art, Kenya Carrington, shares about what she learned as a leader in the program. Check out https://t.co/Q37C1y9o3g to learn more about our programs and how they can support your school communities today! https://t.co/s71ntLbYTY
Social emotional learning (SEL) is not a moment, but a movement! On May 5th, join SEL experts at the Urban Assembly's annual SEL Symposium to learn about the latest developments in SEL. This virtual event is a great resource for all educators.
Tickets ➡️ https://t.co/GJf5bbQok3
TOMORROW: See why parents increasingly turn to afterschool programs to provide the positive settings, relationships, and experiences that support children’s healthy development. Join us for the release of new #AA3PM data @ 1PM ET: https://t.co/HTvZzknI7V
ACTION ALERT: Youth are facing serious challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic & mentors can help them navigate these challenges. Urge your House Representative to support the $130M funding for the Youth Mentoring Grant at https://t.co/nrrn7tMDgE. #MentoringAmplifies