Project Title: The Implementation and Limitations of a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum
BASIS Advisor: Ms. Napilinsky
Internship Location: BASIS Independent Brooklyn
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Weeks 8 + 9
May 27, 2022
Hi! Unfortunately, 4th-grade students were online last week due to a COVID outbreak, so there was little information to present in a blog post. However, this week provided many new conversations and essential lessons for students. On Tuesday, we were met with the devastating news of the Uvalde mass shooting. Students and teachers supported each […]
Week 6 + 7: A Mental Health Conversation
May 13, 2022
Hi! During these weeks I learned a lot about students and teaching in general. On Friday, Ms. Nalipinski was not at school, so I had the experience of watching over 20 nine-year-olds for the day. As a result of a lack of their usual supervision, students were acting out and refused to listen to any […]
Week 5: My First SEL Lesson!
May 03, 2022
Hi! This week, I finally started teaching SEL lessons. I decided to focus the lesson on kind words, something they were really struggling with that week. We wanted to emphasize that their mean words seriously impact each other. To do so, we gave them each mini tubes of toothpaste and asked them to squeeze out […]
Week 4: Earth Week!
Apr 26, 2022
Hi! This week I met with my On-Site Mentor, Mr. Mandeville. He directed me towards a book called “Yardsticks: Child Development Ages 4-14”. In researching and reading this book, I learned about the issues with American education culture. The book discusses the consequences of common practices used in American education culture. Children at this age […]
Week 3: Dealing with Conflict
Apr 14, 2022
Hi! This week I learned a lot about the students. As 4th graders they are still learning to regulate their emotions and verbalize their feelings. I’ve learned that a few in particular have more trouble in doing this than others. I wasn’t expecting to deal with tears anytime soon, but earlier this week I had […]
Weeks 1 + 2: Learning About Students
Apr 12, 2022
Hi everyone! While I was unable to meet with students this week, last week I got the chance to spend 2 whole days with the students of 4 Silicon. I worked with their LET to organize their grade recipe book, as well as looking over their detailed projects on inspiring women for Women’s History Month. […]
Week 0: An Introduction
Mar 29, 2022
Hi! My name is Yasmin Bhan and for my senior project, I will be researching the limitations and implementation methods of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs within primary private school settings. I will be shadowing and teaching alongside Ms. Nalipinski, a 4th grade LET at BASIS Independent Brooklyn. For reference, here is the link to […]