Central to The York School’s approach to education is an appreciation for the importance of supporting the 'whole child'. What does this mean? Academic success is intrinsically tied to social and emotional wellness.

Hear from Elissa Kline-Beber, Director of Student Wellness, about how The York School's robust homeroom and advisor programme gives students the opportunity to nurture meaningful relationships with teachers and peers and explicitly address social-emotional learning and character building as well as all the other student wellness initiatives and programmes happening at school.

Learn more about wellness programmes and initiatives and the social-emotional learning curriculum in the Junior, Middle, and Senior School divisions by visiting our website. To see these wellness programmes and initiatives in action, search the hashtag #Yorklearns on Twitter or follow Elissa @elissamsw. You can learn more about Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence here and the RULER approach here.

Written and Produced by Natasha Estey
Sound Editing by Andrew Scott