CBS 11, Dallas-Fort Worth
Mental health services for students
Dual Language Gifted & Talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade Teacher Alejandra Ramos Gomez said her students have been through a lot. First, a tornado destroying their school last October. Then having to move to a temporary building. And now – the coronavirus pandemic.
“There was a lot of adapting and trying to be positive through all of those changes,” said Gomez.
She is now preparing to welcome students back for a new school year – both in-person and virtually. And this year, she’ll start her days by checking in with students.
“The first thing that we’re going to do is have a sharing circle, what we call a morning circle, here we focus on social, emotional learning,” Gomez said. “It is our priority. We cannot move to the academic portion without giving them an opportunity to share how they’re feeling, to understand their emotions, and to also build that community.”
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