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Horizon elementary introduces 'Purposeful People' lessons to anchor character and SEL instruction
Summary
Horizon Schools staff described using the 'Purposeful People' elementary curriculum to provide a shared SEL language across classrooms; the program aligns to CASEL competencies, organizes lessons into five components and will be measured locally through a CARE survey repeated midyear and year‑end.
Horizon Schools staff presented 'Purposeful People,' an elementary social‑emotional learning curriculum the school adopted this year to create a shared framework for character instruction.
Chrissy Johnson and Lexi Horvath explained that Purposeful People is the elementary version of a character program used at the district middle school and that it organizes work around three outcomes — be well, be kind and be strong — and nine…
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