spacer

Open Circle is a program of
spacer

 
spacer
 
spacer spacer
 

“In Open Circle you're getting tools for your toolbox to fix up the problems you're going to have”

— 4th Grade Student

 

In a June 2010 survey of teachers in the Open Circle
Core Program,
96% agreed that
the training improved
their teaching practice.

 
     
     
  spacer   spacer  
     
 
E-Newsletter Signup
 


Welcome to Open Circle
spacer
spacer

Open Circle is a comprehensive, grade-differentiated social and emotional learning program for grades Kindergarten through 5, for children, their teachers, administrators, other school staff, parents and other caregivers.

Since its inception in 1987, Open Circle has reached nearly half a million children and trained over 10,000 educators. Open Circle is currently used in over 275 schools across nearly 100 urban and suburban communities across the Northeast. Open Circle is a program of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College.

The core of the program is the Open Circle Curriculum, which integrates research findings in child development with the best teaching practices. Central to the year-long curriculum, teachers hold two 15-minute Open Circle meetings each week. At these meetings, children move their chairs into an “open circle,” always leaving one chair empty as a symbol that there is always room for another person.

Open Circle provides programming for your entire school community. View a diagram of our whole school approach.

Wondering how Open Circle can be introduced to your school?
View Open Circle's Implementation Model.

 

spacer

Make a Gift
spacer Help us continue this vital work
   
Register Now for 2012-2013!
spacer Core Program
spacer Administrator Workshop
spacer Coach Training
spacer Coach Institute
spacer Coach Agreement
spacer Specialist & Support Staff Workshop
spacer *Bullying Prevention Through SEL*
spacer Sustainability Program
spacer The Pro-Social Educator
spacer The Relational Educator
   
Announcing
spacer *Catalog of Programs 2012-2013
spacer *Training Schedule 2012-2013
spacer Open Circle Best Practices
spacer Open Circle Curriculum
spacer Audio & Visual files from Peg Sawyer's Lunchtime Seminar
   
Learn More
spacer Why Open Circle?
spacer Open Circle Video
   
  spacer spacer  

Training | Resources | News | About Us
Copyright © 2011 Open Circle, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
 
gipoco.com is neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its contents. This is a safe-cache copy of the original web site.