George Lucas Educational Foundation

Valor Collegiate Academies

Charter, Urban
Grades 5-8
Nashville, TN
Two students fist bumping during circle practice at Valor Academy.
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

SEL as a Foundation for Academics

These middle schools were built on the idea that academic risk taking, fostered by social and emotional learning, can be a key to high achievement.

Tom Berger

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