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CASEL Aligned K-12
SEL Curriculum
The 7 Anchors Framework
Designed as Instruction, Not Performance
Built for Real Classrooms MTSS & Diversity Embedded
Calm & Structured Delivery Non-Performative Design
Developmentally Realistic Transferable & Experiential
Legal Clarity Fictional, Behavior-Based & No Disclosure
Lasting Skill Development Realistic Social Dynamics
TrueEQ's Approach to SEL
Curriculum design aligns with the CASEL framework and supports the development of all five core social and emotional learning competencies.
Most SEL programs focus on how students feel. TrueEQ focuses on what students do and how they learn to navigate real situations over time.
TrueEQ is built on instructional design principles from learning science, emphasizing context, repetition, and transfer. Skills are taught through realistic stories, classroom routines, and observable behaviors, not emotional performance or confessional activities.
Legally Defensible by Design
TrueEQ avoids student self-disclosure, mental health screening, and therapeutic practices. Lessons are fictional, behavior-based, and aligned with state requirements, reducing risk for districts and educators.
Consent-Aware Learning Architecture
Students are never required to share personal experiences or emotions. Participation is optional, respectful, and developmentally appropriate.
Grounded in Real Classroom Life
Stories and activities reflect how schools actually function: transitions, group work, shared materials, and everyday decisions. No staged scenarios. No artificial performances.
Trauma-Safe Without Being Clinical
TrueEQ teaches skills through observation and choice, not emotional extraction. This supports all students, including those with adverse experiences, without positioning the classroom as a therapeutic space.
Built for Teachers, Not Just Students
TrueEQ is designed to be easy to implement with high fidelity. Each lesson includes:
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A video version of the high-interest text
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Tiered practice (MTSS-aligned)
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Clear exit tickets and skill trackers
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Full facilitator guides with consistent structure
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No improvisation or emotional facilitation required
Teachers are not asked to perform, counsel, or manage emotional disclosures. They are supported with calm, predictable lessons that respect instructional time and professional boundaries.
Curriculum Scope Snapshot
K–12 Scope Includes:
Our K–12 social-emotional learning curriculum is intentionally designed to align with the CASEL framework and support the development of all five core SEL competencies across grade levels.
Instructional Domains Include:
Mindfulness & Self-Awareness
Students develop awareness of thoughts, emotions, and internal states to strengthen emotional literacy and
self-understanding.
Feelings, Identity & Emotional Awareness
Instruction supports students in recognizing, naming, and reflecting on emotions, experiences, and
developing identity.
Compassion, Empathy & Community Skills
Students build social awareness, empathy, and relationship skills that promote respect, inclusion, and positive
peer interactions.
Resilience, Self-Management & Growth
Lessons emphasize emotional regulation, perseverance, goal-setting, and adaptive responses to challenge
and change.
Fairness, Integrity & Responsibility
Students practice ethical decision-making, accountability, and consideration of the impact of choices on self
and others.
Safe, Informed & Responsible Choices
Instruction builds responsible decision-making skills that support personal well-being, safety, and positive
social outcomes.
Each unit builds progressively, using common language, routines, and developmental expectations across grade levels, supporting CASEL-aligned implementation and vertical coherence.
Vertical Alignment
and Implementation
Consistency
Each unit builds developmentally from kindergarten through grade 12, using common language, routines, and instructional structures to ensure:
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Vertical alignment across grade levels
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Age-appropriate skill progression
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Reinforcement of core SEL competencies over time
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Fidelity of implementation across classrooms and schools
