In the Lower School, Chapin’s Social-Emotional Curriculum helps each student develop the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to be confident, resilient and lead a thoughtful, engaged and healthy life. Guided by the Responsive Classroom approach and the Fly Five curriculum, students in the Lower School work to develop competencies in cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, self-control and empathy. They learn to respect differences, embrace individuality, develop relationships, resolve conflicts, cultivate empathy, and collaborate with their peers.
A School Counselor works with Lower School students, faculty, and parents on Social-Emotional development, through regular classroom guidance lessons, individual student meetings, and needs-based small group support.
Through the years in the Lower School, each student learns to respect herself and others, understand her emotions, maintain healthy relationships, communicate clearly, and advocate for herself, thus laying the foundation for a successful and fulfilling life.