The Full Value School : A Social Emotional Learning Community

The Full Value School

Overview
The Full Value School provides a practical, research-based roadmap for transforming classroom and school culture. Through engaging, activity-based strategies, students learn to regulate their own behavior, allowing educators to spend more time teaching and building essential 21st-century skills like collaboration and abstract reasoning. This model is designed to integrate directly into any academic content area, making it a versatile tool for educators.

Features

• Six Full Value Behavioral Norms:
  Be Here, Be Safe, Be Honest, Set Goals, Let Go & Move On, Care For Self & Others. These norms help students develop self-regulation, empathy, compassion, reflective listening, courage, and resilience.

• Full Value Commitment:
  Students co-create a dynamic agreement that defines how the norms are practiced in the classroom. This process encourages student-generated behaviors and turns distractors into opportunities for growth, promoting a "failing forward" mindset.

• Calling Group:
  A formal meeting process for addressing violations of the Full Value Commitment or celebrating group and individual successes. Students gradually take ownership of this process, building leadership and accountability.

• Goal Setting:
  Offers a structured, accessible process for students to set and achieve their own goals, with templates and practical guidance included.

• Activity-Based Approach:
  Includes hundreds of hands-on activities requiring minimal materials, most of which can be completed in a single class period. Each activity comes with a materials list and suggestions for introduction and reflection. A full chapter is devoted to integrating Full Value into content areas, with a lesson planning sheet provided.

• Alignment with SEL Standards:
  Fully aligns with the social emotional standards established by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

Why We Love It
The Full Value School stands out for its actionable, student-centered approach to building a positive classroom climate. By involving students in creating norms and commitments, the model fosters ownership, accountability, and a genuine sense of belonging. The focus on real experiences ensures lasting impact on both individual and group development, making it easy for educators to implement and adapt.