Educational Model: The Benefits
School-Based Mental Health Services
Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy PCS believes that mental health and emotional well-being are essential for academic success and personal growth. We offer comprehensive school-based mental health services, including individualized support and crisis intervention, provided by our dedicated team of social workers and community partners. Our approach is collaborative, involving families, staff, and external agencies to ensure students receive the necessary support both in and out of the classroom. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is integrated into our curriculum, fostering emotional regulation, resilience, and positive relationships. We tailor our strategies to different age groups, implementing PBIS, positive reinforcement, and ABA for Pre-K, and the Collaborative Classroom SEL model for K-5. By prioritizing mental health and SEL, we strive to create a school culture where every student feels supported and empowered.
Our commitment to students with diverse needs is to provide each student with a Personalized Learning Plan. These plans are different from Individualized Educational Plans or IEPs. Incorporating personalized learning instruction and/or objectives into the educational approach of PPLA PCS ensures that students not only have the freedom to pursue their interests but also the tools to do so effectively. By allowing them to explore spatial relationships and geometry at their own pace, students develop a well-rounded understanding of the subject matter while cultivating essential skills for self-directed learning and exploration.
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Social Emotional Learning:
CASEL Framework
PPLA believes in taking an evidence-based approach to education. That’s why we’ve integrated the CASEL Framework into our social emotional curriculum. This tool helps our students develop a range of emotional and social skills, including empathy, relationship building, decision making, and self-awareness. Our experienced faculty members use this framework to help students build strong peer relationships, self-esteem and confidence, as well as inner resilience for a happy and fulfilling life. Our students leave our school ready to make a positive impact on their communities and poised for academic success
