Well-being

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Designated
Promising
Indicates that a program demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at improving student or teacher outcomes, as well as supporting students’ social and emotional growth through at least two competencies. May offer multi-year programming. For a full list of Promising student outcomes see Promising designation.
Program description

Well-being, offered by Education+, provides lesson-based and academic integration approaches to SEL. Well-being offers programming for grades K-6. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 4 and 5. In addition to social and emotional learning, Well-being is built upon principles of positive youth development and service learning. The core curriculum comprises 15 lessons that align with the National Health Education Standards and includes additional activity cards and extension opportunities.

Strategies supporting educational equity

Well-being features strategies for understanding context, working with bias, and youth action projects. This includes training for teachers on trauma-informed instruction and centering students as change agents via the program’s service-learning focus.

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      • SEL lessons
      • Instructional practices
      • Relationship building
      • Positive classroom management
      • SEL generalization
      • Shared agreements
      • Student voice
      • Adult SEL
      • Service-learning
      • Community volunteer activities
      • Family Intervention Component
      • Activities and Resources for Home
    • Onsite in-person training
    • Virtual training
    • Offsite training
    • Train the trainer model
    • 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 randomized controlled trial conducted in the 2021-22 school year (published in 2023) supported the effectiveness of Well-being for public school students. This evaluation included 249 fourth and fifth grade students attending suburban schools in Canada (43% white, 30% Asian/Asian American). The study found that students who participated in the program had significant improvements in optimism, self-regulation, and gratitude compared to students in the control group (outcomes reported 12-17 weeks after baseline) while controlling for outcome pretest and age.

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  • Evidence shown in grades
    4, 5
    School characteristics
      • Suburban
      • Non-US location
    Student characteristics
    • Asian / Asian American
    • White
    Percentage Low Income
    • Not Specified
    Study design type
    • RCT
    Greater than 350 students included in study design type
    • No
    Multiple school districts included at study design type
    • No
    • 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 Well-being support SEL implementation across multiple settings?

“Well-being supports SEL through no-cost, whole-class instruction and experiential service-learning for schools and out-of-school programs. Lessons, classroom resources and activities include discussion cards, online programming, classroom agreements and varied service-learning projects. Home Connection Activity Cards support families to reinforce concepts at home. ”

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