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Building Connections in Virtual/Hybrid Dual Enrollment Classes

Team-building activities intentionally connect students with one another, helping them form supportive peer relationships that reduce isolation, build communication skills, and provide resources for navigating the challenges of dual enrollment.

Building Time Management through Calendar Look-Aheads

Calendar look-aheads guide students to anticipate both academic and personal commitments. This strategy strengthens time management, reduces last-minute stress, and helps students make proactive adjustments in navigating dual-enrollment courses.

Communal Practice Affirming Personal, Interpersonal, and Community Development

Valor students participate in a weekly “Circle” exercise, during which they work to improve themselves, their community, and their relationships with others.

Intentional Practices to Build Students' Self-Awareness and Mindfulness

Intentional Focus on Developing Students’ Self-Management Skills

When schools closed for in-person instruction and students shifted to remote learning, they became more responsible for managing their work and schedule. Teachers noticed students struggling with self-management skills and adjusted their social...

Start Safe SEL Lessons

In response to the pandemic, Renton School District prioritized students’ health and wellbeing by embedding social-emotional learning in the first 15-minutes of class, a strategy called “Start Safe SEL.”

Committing to Work on Individual, Relationship, and Community Topics

Individual, Relationship, and Community-based activities that students complete and often share through a communal practice called “Circle.”