The Taproot white paper shows that high-quality SEL instruction increases academic achievement, with students gaining 11–13 percentile points when SEL is taught consistently. It also highlights long-term benefits, including higher employment rates, reduced crime, and stronger mental health for children who develop SEL skills early in life. Rising mental health concerns—now affecting 1 in 5 teens—underscore the urgent need for universal, preventative SEL programs like Camp Timber that support all students while reducing teacher burden.
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"Cohesive, consistent SEL instruction in schools leads to numerous benefits, including improved academic performance (e.g., 11-13 percentile point gains), increased social and behavioral skills, positive attitudes, better mental health and physical outcomes as adults, and higher employment rates. It also helps reduce achievement and behavior gaps and mitigate stress, particularly for at-risk students.
With multimedia resources and interactive activities, educators can easily guide students to understand and practice respect, resilience, and self-regulation. Lessons are crafted to be accessible, supportive, and impactful for every classroom.
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Cipriano, C., & Strambler, M. (2023, July 14). Research finds social and emotional learning produces significant benefits for students: Academic performance, well-being, and perceptions of school safety all improved. Yale School of Medicine.
