Addressing Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Learning Through Advisories

Originally aired Wednesday, November 8, 2023 – 6:00 PM ET
Speakers: Christine Buell, Assistant Principal for Student Life, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA; Nicole Nastari, Dean of Students, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA

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Description

While the concept of advisories is not new, the educational community at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory reconfigured them to provide a vehicle by which to address the social and emotional needs that have emerged for our students from the pandemic. As current research has suggested, teenagers are more anxious than ever and in need of more support and education.

Advisories create a space to promote wellness strategies, address social-emotional learning and deepen community connections across class levels. Throughout the school year, SHC used the time and space in advisory to explore various topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, positive relationship strategies, neurodiversity, stress management, mindfulness and community-wide spirit activities. Furthermore, advisories create high-impact leadership opportunities that further promote the development of intellectual, social and emotional skills. Ms. Buell and Ms. Nastari cover the practicalities of organizing lesson plans, selecting and training student advisory leaders and community-wide involvement that make this programming so effective.