School is out and the Circle Education is looking back at another successful year. The not-for-profit organization that offers social-emotional educational programs in the school district, has reached more students, children and youth this school year than ever before.
A staggering 1246 local youth, over 500 more than last year, were impacted by the programs, helping them develop the skills to engage in healthy relationships. “The growing numbers leave me with mixed emotions,” says Janine Fernandes-Hayden of The Circle Education. “We feel purposeful that teachers value and trust in how The Circle Education can be of service to social-emotional needs of students. But the increasing number of teachers requesting our programs to support their classrooms, also feed an ongoing concern for the growing challenges that our youth are facing with regards to their mental well-being”.
