Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
A Lifeline for Today’s Kids
In a world where screens are everywhere and pressures pile up, our youth are struggling to keep up.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) gives kids the tools they need to face life’s toughest challenges. What are these tools? Emotional regulation, empathy, resilience, and the ability to connect with others. SEL helps children thrive in tough situations and build meaningful relationships. For Daniel, nature provided a sense of balance, but without the tools to navigate his anxiety and inner struggles, he remained adrift. SEL could have been the lifeline he desperately needed.
Daniel’s Peace Memorial Park embodies the spirit of SEL, providing a serene space for reflection, healing, and growth. Here, children learn to reset, just as Daniel once did. SEL in schools builds these skills further, empowering kids to manage emotions, face adversity, and create a brighter future.
Together, we can help our kids unplug, heal, grow, and thrive.
How you can make a difference:
Protect our youth from the harms of excessive social media use.
Teach emotional regulation and mental wellness-it’s more important than what 2+2 equals.
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Daniel’s Peace Memorial Park
A privately owned public park that exists to educate and empower others facing the issue of opioid addiction; and to provide a place of refuge and peace for the spirit, mind and body.
A Park with a Strong Connection to Ohio’s SEL Competencies
Daniel’s Peace Memorial Park, a privately owned 100 acre public park located in Germantown, Ohio, was established in 2016 by the Weidle family to honor their son, Daniel A. Weidle. Daniel lost his life to the disease of addiction, and the park is dedicated to all those facing similar struggles. This beautiful outdoor green space was Daniel’s favorite place and now serves as a place of refuge and peace for the spirit, mind and body for all to enjoy.
Enduring Understandings
The purpose of the field trip to Daniel’s Peace Farm is to engage visitors in a series of meaningful and reflective activities designed to promote gratitude, mindfulness, self-awareness, and cooperation. The activities have a strong connection to Ohio’s SEL competencies, in this guide. Each activity is also designed to help visitors connect with and appreciate nature.
Visitor Activity Guides
