Encourage activities that support positive peer relationships through direct connections, clubs, and sports¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The brief recommends fostering peer relationships "whether through direct personal connections or through clubs and sports," as an important part of student well-being. It cites Transforming Education that fostering positive relationships among classroom peers supports social-emotional development and academic learning, and that positive peer relationships are associated with better school engagement including attendance and participation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Opportunities for unstructured time with friends at school, such as longer recess or clubs

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Student well-being, school engagement, and social-emotional development

Related Strategies¶

• Non-Competitive Physical Activities
• Informal Games and Jam Sessions
• Use direct-experience formats — simulation games, extracurricular activities, action learning, peer teaching — to pursue relational-domain objectives
• Use extracurricular activities and inclusion-oriented clubs to build cross-group connections, while removing access barriers

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Mosley, J., & Valdez, A. (2022). Learning from young people about how safe and supportive conditions at home can inform school climate. Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621228