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Highlighting Essential Habits for Developing Excellence in Mind, Body, and Spirit
Valor determined two core Compass Habits representing excellence in each of the five Compass Disciplines. Students develop competency in each of these habits, which are sequenced through a series of phases within the Compass Phase System.
Working the Compass Theoretical Foundations at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor's social-emotional learning model is based on their Compass, a human development model.
Scholar Phase System Scope & Sequence at Valor Collegiate Academies
Scholars progress through the competency-based phases in Valor's social-emotional learning model, Compass.
Digital Links for Badge Work at Valor Collegiate Academies
Scholars work through various activities and challenges to progress through the competency-based phases in Valor's social-emotional learning model, Compass.
Just Move It 5
This video shares how one educator in Santa Barbara Unified School District implemented #justmoveit5 with her elementary students to get them moving 5 minutes every single day and includes specific ways to implement it with your own students.
Creating a District-Wide K-5 SEL Program
An Edutopia article on Meriden Public Schools’ launch of a district-wide kindergarten through 5th-grade social-emotional learning (SEL) program.
Districtwide Morning Meeting Time
Build in a time at all schools for all students regardless of location (virtual or in-person) when they are able to build relationships with staff members and their peers.
Map Academy Anchor Program
At Map Academy, the Anchor program provides each student a 1:1 relationship with an adult adviser, an opportunity to build community with peers, and a designated block of time each day to set academic goals and monitor student progress.
Problem-Solving in Seven Steps
Developed by the education researcher Robert Marzano, this protocol describes seven steps teachers can use to guide students through the problem-solving process. Through explicit skill-building, this process supports students’ development of career...
Compass Foundational Framework at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor's social-emotional learning model is based on their Compass, a human development model.
Circle at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor students participate in a weekly “Circle” exercise, during which they work to improve themselves, their community, and their relationships with others