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Building Schools on a Foundation of SEL

Visit a pair of Nashville middle schools born out of the belief that strong social and emotional learning practices improve academic outcomes.

February 5, 2018

Valor Collegiate Academies—a pair of charter schools on one campus in Nashville—uses social and emotional learning throughout every grade to drive academic development. Valor makes all of the Compass model curriculum materials available as open source. 

This video is part of our series on integrated social, emotional, and academic development in Nashville and features key practices from Valor Collegiate Academies.

Valor Collegiate Academies

Charter, Urban
Grades 5-8
Nashville, TN

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  • Mindfulness
  • School Culture
  • 6-8 Middle School

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