Sown To Grow provides a lesson-based SEL approach for grades K–12. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness for grades k-12. The online platform supports a digital weekly check-in and reflection. Tranlsated elementary lessons are offered in Spanish; tranlsated student check-ins are available in Chinese, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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- SEL lessons
- Relationship building
- Positive classroom management
- SEL generalization
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- Group structures
- Student supports
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- Family Intervention Component
- Activities and Resources for Home
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- Onsite in-person training
- Virtual training
- Offsite training
- Train the trainer model
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- Administrator support
- Coaching
- Technical assistance
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Online resource library
- Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
- Observational tools
- Tools for measuring student success
Evidence of effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental study conducted in the 2023-24 academic year (unpublished report written in 2025) supported the effectiveness of Sown to Grow for public, private, and charter school students. This evaluation included 22,912 students in K-12th grade from 37 districts who had access to the platform across the U.S. (student-level demographics not reported). The study found that students in classrooms using the platform had improved student reported self assessments of the following SEL competencies at post-test: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Responsible Decision Making and improved student reported sense of belonging at post-test relative to students in classrooms that did not use the platform while controlling for baseline pretest, school district, grade, FRPL, student-teacher ratio, number of students, school locale, and school type. Results varied across grade bands and semester. All classrooms had access to the platform but the comparison group was classrooms that did not use the platform.
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Evidence shown in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12School characteristics -
- Rural
- Urban
- Suburban
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- Northeast
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Midwest
Student characteristics - Not Specified
Percentage Low Income - Not Specified
Study design type - QE
Greater than 350 students included in study design type - Yes
Multiple school districts included at study design type - Yes
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- Improved academic performance
- Reduced emotional distress
- Improved identity development and agency
- Reduced problem behaviors
- Improved school climate
- Improved school connectedness
- Improved social behaviors
- Improved teaching practices
- Improved other SEL skills and attitudes
How does Sown to Grow support SEL implementation across multiple settings?
“Sown To Grow is a support program that builds belonging for students and educators through a connection routine where they actively apply SEL skills to their daily lives. Students practice metacognitive skills through weekly reflections, and educators strengthen their own SEL capacity through supported responses. Classroom lessons and family connection resources encourage expanded SEL dialogue.”
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