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On a day filled with energy, anticipation, and the kind of restlessness that naturally builds in young learners, a classroom at Smith-Wade-El Elementary didn’t try to push those feelings aside. Instead, it made space for them.
At the front of the room, a simple visual helped students make sense of what they were experiencing. Emotions can feel like a jar filled with swirling glitter. Busy. Unsettled. Hard to focus. But given time, space, and the right tools, that glitter begins to settle.
That understanding sits at the heart of the School District of Lancaster's partnership with GoNoodle and the implementation of SuperNoodle, a structured social-emotional learning experience designed to help students build the skills they need to navigate both their emotions and their learning.
Wynne Kinder, Head of Education at GoNoodle and a Lancaster native, has helped shape SuperNoodle into more than a classroom resource. It's a comprehensive approach to helping students practice essential skills like self-awareness, connection, collaboration, and creativity in real time. The program integrates into frameworks already familiar to schools, offering a consistent way to support all students.
Students today need intentional opportunities to practice skills that were once learned more naturally through everyday interaction. Programs like this provide that opportunity, giving students tools to understand themselves and connect with others. And in classrooms across SDoL, that work is happening every day, one movement, one breath, and one moment of awareness at a time.
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On a day filled with energy, anticipation, and the kind of restlessness that naturally builds in young learners, a classroom at Smith-Wade-El Elementary didn’t try to push those feelings aside. Instead, it made space for them.
At the front of the room, a simple visual helped students make sense of what they were experiencing. Emotions can feel like a jar filled with swirling glitter. Busy. Unsettled. Hard to focus. But given time, space, and the right tools, that glitter begins to settle.
That understanding sits at the heart of the School District of Lancaster’s partnership with @gonoodle and the implementation of SuperNoodle, a structured social-emotional learning experience designed to help students build the skills they need to navigate both their emotions and their learning.
Wynne Kinder, Head of Education at GoNoodle and a Lancaster native, has helped shape SuperNoodle into more than a classroom resource. It’s a comprehensive approach to helping students practice essential skills like self-awareness, connection, collaboration, and creativity in real time. The program integrates into frameworks already familiar to schools, offering a consistent way to support all students.
Students today need intentional opportunities to practice skills that were once learned more naturally through everyday interaction. Programs like this provide that opportunity, giving students tools to understand themselves and connect with others. And in classrooms across SDoL, that work is happening every day, one movement, one breath, and one moment of awareness at a time.
Read the full story on our website.
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