March 8, 2024
SEL Day is a global, grassroots campaign for social-emotional learning to support children’s academic recovery, mental health, and well-being. Since its inception in 2020, #SELday has reached over 40 million views.
In 2023, over 4,000 SEL champions representing all 50 U.S. states and 87 countries made 11,000 commitments to showcase promote, advocate, and support SEL. Advocacy efforts have resulted in SEL Day proclamations in fifteen states, a letter of support from the White House, and a bipartisan resolution for SEL Week introduced in the Senate.
Demonstrate and celebrate best practices
Raise awareness with new audiences
Engage policymakers and stakeholders
Support educators and administrators
Trending on Twitter with over 10,000 mentions and 100,000 interactions on social media
Proclamations in 12 states, letter of recognition from President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and bipartisan resolution for National SEL Week introduced in the U.S. Senate
Over 8,500 participants representing 88 countries and all 50 U.S. states with more than 5,000 schools, districts, and youth-serving organizations represented