Notes from the classroom

SEL and the classroom grow lab: what it is, and how we build it in

SEL is on every district priority list, but it’s easier to gesture at than to teach. Here’s what it actually is, the research behind it, and why a seed on a child’s desk turns out to teach patience, responsibility and care.

Patch RawanghetCurriculum Design, BYFP · August 2026 · 6 min read