
A pair of students at MetWest High School, an Oakland public school in Oakland, Calif., facilitate a community-building circle in their classroom.

Emotions, please take center stage ๐ Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.


This video from the Committee for Children โ creators of the Second Stepยฎ program โ offers a short, accessible introduction to social-emotional learning (SEL), defining it as the process of developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that support success in school, work, and everyday life, and illustrating why these competencies matter at every age and stage.