Our SEL-focused programs foster empathy, resilience, and self-awareness. The programs nurture emotional growth, encourage self-reflection, and use creativity as a tool for healing and empowerment.

Dance & Movement

• Assemblies
  • Civil Rights Movements
  • Elements of Dance
  • Hip Hop 4 Health
• Workshops
  • ¡Hola Vecinos!
  • Dancing Ourselves
  • Feel, Think, Dance!

Literary Arts

• Assemblies
  • A Writer’s Journey (NEW!)
  • Gift of Story

Music

• Assemblies
  • Mindful Melodies (NEW!)
  • Your Life is a Work of Art
• Workshops
  • Drum it Out!
  • Drumming Up a Healthier & Happier Brain and Body
  • The “Soul” of Songwriting
  • Your Life is a Work of Art

Theatre

• Assemblies
  • Mommy’s Khimar (NEW!)
  • More than True: Folk and Fairy Tales with Character
  • Sharing, Teamwork, Juggling!
  • Story SELebration
• Workshops
  • Curtains Up on LGBTQ+ Voices
  • Our Stories Our Truths
  • Improvising as a Team
  • Lessons in Tolerance
  • Let’s Pretend
  • Storytelling & Cultural Literacy

Visual Arts

• Workshops
  • ERACISM: Erasing Visual Racism
  • Me, Myself and Eye
  • Painting Your Feelings with Music and Poetry
  • SEL Murals and Mosaics
  • Upcycled Collaborative Weaving
  • Of Heroes and Villains

This is a sample of the programs that offer an SEL perspective. Contact us to learn more or view our full list of programs at yanjep.org/programs.