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Open Circle: Getting to the Heart of Learning

August 7th, 2009 | by admin |

Open Circle (www.open-circle.org) is a leader in addressing the need for social and emotional learning in schools. Selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a promising program for national dissemination, Open Circle has trained more than 6,300 teachers and reached over 300,000 students in public, private, parochial, urban, suburban, and rural schools in New England, New York and New Jersey. Open Circle is based at the Stone Center at the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College.

The core of the Program is the Open Circle Curriculum (grades kindergarten–5), which integrates research findings in child development with the best teaching practices. The curriculum’s holistic approach involves training the adult role-models in a child’s life to teach and embody principles of communication, responsibility, cooperation, respect and ertiveness. These principles are essential for helping children foster healthy relationships, become engaged, thoughtful citizens, and enjoy productive, fulfilling lives.

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