Soar with Wings Leadership Program
Track 1: SEL Essentials for Leaders

In This Course

  • INTRODUCTION
    • Pre SEL Self-Assessment
    • The Soar with Wings Leadership Program
  • SELF-AWARENESS
    • Self-Awareness: Understanding Your Strengths & Weaknesses
    • Self-Awareness: Recognizing and Understanding Your Emotions
  • SELF-MANAGEMENT
    • Navigating Life’s Surprises: A Guide to Emotional Self-Management
    • Self-Management: Control Check for Critical Moments
  • RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING
    • Responsible Decision-Making Part 1: Making Good Choices
    • Responsible Decision-Making Part 2: Owning Your Choices
  • SOCIAL AWARENESS
    • Social Awareness: Understanding & Connecting with Others
    • Walking in Their SHOES: Building Genuine Connections Through Empathy
  • RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
    • The Heart of Connection: Mastering Relationship Skills with TEAMS
    • Mastering Feedback Skills To Build Trusting Relationships
    • Post SEL Self-Assessment

Course Progress

This four-part series introduces educators and youth-serving professionals to the WINGS approach to social-emotional learning, providing essential foundational knowledge and practical tools to foster crucial life skills in children. Through this progressive curriculum, participants will discover how the WINGS program uses “Words to Live By” to create an engaging, accessible framework that adds “heart smarts” to academics for greater success in school and life. The series moves from understanding the core benefits of SEL and creating supportive learning environments, to exploring the explicit instructional components of the WINGS curriculum, and finally mastering powerful implicit teaching practices including modeling, creating teachable moments, and implementing positive guidance. Each 15-20 minute module builds upon the previous, equipping youth-serving professionals with both the theoretical understanding and practical strategies needed to seamlessly integrate social-emotional learning throughout their day with minimal disruption to existing schedules. After completing the four lessons, watch a virtual field trip where WINGS kids tell you more about how they use Words to Live By every day to be the best versions of themselves.