Social-emotional learning is at the forefront of our programs here at Beat The Streets Toronto. How exactly do we incorporate it into our learning and how does it make you into a more confident, active, and resilient person?

The Wrestle 4 Fun program is coming to an end for the year, in light of this, BTS wanted to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their contributions that made this program possible, here we will showcase more about who Trillium is and how their support for our program was able to impact the lives of so many children in Ontario.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) gets a lot of focus in our programs—but just exactly what are the benefits of it and how long do these benefits stick around for? Fortunately, SEL is evidence-based and has been proven to have long-term effects decades down the road in a child’s development, making SEL programs a valuable investment for the future and development of our youth and children.

Beat The Streets Toronto is in full accordance with the Children’s Health Coalition Statement. Our mission is to advance the education of low-income children and youth by providing fun and unique development activities that build social-emotional, physical literacy, and employability skills. Thus, we are deeply disappointed by Doug Ford’s decision as it will further widen the gap for low-income youth and children.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is mentioned a lot around here at Beat The Streets. What exactly does it mean, and why is it central to our programs?