Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive.

UPSD utilizes Second Step in grades K-8. The classroom-based social-emotional learning program includes lessons and reinforcement activities designed to increase children's school success and decrease behavioral problems.

Additional information about how Second Step is being utilized at each grade level can be found at the links below:

K-5 Scope and Sequence

6-8 Scope and Sequence 

For further details on this program, visit the Second Step website.

If you have any questions about how Second Step is being utilized in your child's classroom, please contact Kimberly A. Bast, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, at 215-679-7961 or kbast@upsd.org.