Soar with Wings Leadership Program
Track 1: SEL Essentials for Leaders
Building the social-emotional foundation you need to lead effectively and inspire positive change in your organization.
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Program Guide
Workbook, goals worksheet & cohort roster

In This Course

12 lessons
Getting Oriented2/2
Pre SEL Self-Assessment
The Soar with Wings Leadership Program
Self-Awareness2/2
Understanding Your Strengths & Weaknesses
Recognizing and Understanding Your Emotions
Self-Management2/2
Navigating Life’s Surprises: A Guide to Emotional Self-Management
Control Check for Critical Moments
Responsible Decision?Making2/2
Part 1: Making Good Choices
Part 2: Owning Your Choices
Social Awareness2/2
Understanding & Connecting with Others
Walking in Their SHOES: Building Genuine Connections Through Empathy
Relationship Skills2/2
The Heart of Connection: Mastering Relationship Skills with TEAMS
Mastering Feedback Skills To Build Trusting Relationships
Wrapping Up1/1
Post SEL Self-Assessment

Live Cohort Schedule

7 sessions
All times Eastern · hosted on Zoom Subscribe to calendar
Sep
21
Program Kick?Off: Welcome and Getting Started
12:00–12:30 PM
Meet the WINGS team and your cohort, and get set up with your account, workbook, and goals.

Our first official meeting to kick off Track 1 of the Soar with Wings Leadership Program. We are thrilled you are joining us. This session will introduce you to the WINGS team and the other participants in your cohort. We’ll cover the program’s purpose and structure, as well as the five SEL competencies you’ll explore together. You’ll also get hands-on help getting started — creating your account, taking the Pre-SEL Self-Assessment, downloading your workbook, and setting personal goals to stay on track.

You’ll walk away with
  • A clear picture of the program’s purpose, components, and what to expect each week
  • All the resources and logins you need to get started
  • Personal goals to help you stay consistent and engaged throughout the program
  • A first connection with your cohort and the WINGS team
Oct
1
Collaboration Session 1: Self?Awareness
12:00–1:00 PM
Go deep on strengths, weaknesses, and naming your emotions with your peer group.

In this collaboration session, you’ll meet with your peers to go deep into self-awareness — understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and recognizing and understanding your emotions. You’ll work in breakout groups to share challenges you face at work and offer each other tips based on your own strengths, then play an interactive game exploring different emotions and when you’ve experienced them.

You’ll walk away with
  • A clearer picture of your own strengths and growth areas
  • Peer-informed tips for navigating your challenges
  • Practice recognizing and naming your emotions
Oct
8
Collaboration Session 2: Self?Management
12:00–1:00 PM
Reflect on emotional triggers and practice the control-check strategy on a real challenge.

In this collaboration session, you’ll meet with your peers to go deep into self-management — navigating life’s surprises with a guide to emotional self-management and using a control check for critical moments. You’ll work in breakout rooms to reflect on a recent situation that triggered a strong emotional reaction, consider reset techniques you could have used to stay calm, then apply the control check strategy to a challenge you’re currently facing.

You’ll walk away with
  • A clearer picture of how you respond to emotional triggers
  • Reset techniques for staying calm in the moment
  • A control check strategy applied to a real, current challenge
Oct
15
Collaboration Session 3: Responsible Decision?Making
12:00–1:00 PM
Own a past decision, then work through a technique for weighing choices from every angle.

In this collaboration session, you’ll meet with your peers to go deep into responsible decision-making — making good choices and owning your choices. You’ll reflect on and take accountability for a decision you’ve made, then work together in breakout rooms to solve a problem using a technique that reinforces good habits, weighs all angles, and thinks through the what-ifs.

You’ll walk away with
  • Practice owning a decision you’ve made
  • A technique for weighing choices from multiple angles
  • Peer-informed confidence in your decision-making process
Oct
22
Collaboration Session 4: Social Awareness
12:00–1:00 PM
Step into someone else’s shoes and practice active curiosity with your peers.

In this collaboration session, you’ll meet with your peers to go deep into social skills — understanding and connecting with others, and building genuine connections through empathy. You’ll step into the shoes of a character from a book, movie, or show to explore how they’d feel and respond, then work in breakout rooms on an active curiosity exercise practicing listening, asking thoughtful questions, and staying open to different perspectives.

You’ll walk away with
  • Practice seeing situations from another person’s perspective
  • Active listening and question-asking skills
  • Greater openness to different points of view
Oct
29
Collaboration Session 5: Relationship Skills
12:00–1:00 PM
Practice the feedback formula and identify how to show up as a better team player.

In this collaboration session, you’ll meet with your peers to go deep into relationship skills — mastering relationship skills with the TEAMS skill builder, and mastering feedback skills to build trusting relationships. You’ll identify how you can be a better team player, then work in breakout rooms using the feedback formula to practice giving feedback in various situations.

You’ll walk away with
  • A clearer sense of how to show up as a better team player
  • Hands-on practice using the feedback formula
  • Peer-informed strategies for building trusting relationships
Nov
5
Program Wrap?Up: Reflection and Celebration
12:00–1:00 PM
Celebrate your growth with your cohort and look ahead to what’s next.

In this final collaboration session, you’ll come together with your peers to celebrate your journey through the Soar with Wings Leadership Program. You’ll celebrate your growth in both your personal and professional life, look ahead to what’s next, and recognize a fellow participant who has made an impact on you along the way.

You’ll walk away with
  • A moment to celebrate your personal and professional growth
  • Clarity on what’s next for you going forward
  • A chance to recognize and thank someone in your cohort

About This Track

This comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) track offers adults a transformative journey through 11 specialized courses designed to build essential emotional intelligence skills for both personal and professional growth. Beginning with an introduction to the WINGS Social Emotional Learning framework, the curriculum moves from self-awareness of strengths, weaknesses, and emotions to practical self-management techniques for navigating life's surprises and maintaining emotional control in critical moments. The track then develops responsible decision-making skills, teaching participants how to make choices aligned with their authentic selves while owning outcomes. Social awareness and connection modules follow, emphasizing empathy, genuine interactions, and the powerful TEAMS framework for mastering relationship skills. The program culminates with advanced feedback techniques that build trust and strengthen relationships. Throughout all lessons, participants engage in practical exercises, reflection, and real-world application to transform how they understand themselves, connect with others, and navigate workplace challenges with greater emotional intelligence.
This program gave me the language and the confidence to lead differently. I'm better equipped to control my emotions and give and accept feedback. My team is more connected than ever, and the kids we serve are feeling the difference. - Afterschool Program Site Director, Track 1 Pilot Participant

In This Course

  • INTRODUCTION
    • Pre SEL Self-Assessment
    • The Soar with Wings Leadership Program
  • SELF-AWARENESS
    • Self-Awareness: Understanding Your Strengths & Weaknesses
    • Self-Awareness: Recognizing and Understanding Your Emotions
  • SELF-MANAGEMENT
    • Navigating Life’s Surprises: A Guide to Emotional Self-Management
    • Self-Management: Control Check for Critical Moments
  • RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING
    • Responsible Decision-Making Part 1: Making Good Choices
    • Responsible Decision-Making Part 2: Owning Your Choices
  • SOCIAL AWARENESS
    • Social Awareness: Understanding & Connecting with Others
    • Walking in Their SHOES: Building Genuine Connections Through Empathy
  • RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
    • The Heart of Connection: Mastering Relationship Skills with TEAMS
    • Mastering Feedback Skills To Build Trusting Relationships
    • Post SEL Self-Assessment

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Course Progress

Events

Program Kick-Off: Welcome and Getting Started
September 21 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Collaboration Session 1: Self-Awareness
October 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 2: Self-Management
October 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 3: Responsible Decision-Making
October 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 4: Social Awareness
October 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 5: Relationship Skills
October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Program Wrap-Up: Reflection and Celebration
November 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Events

Program Kick-Off: Welcome and Getting Started
September 21 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Collaboration Session 1: Self-Awareness
October 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 2: Self-Management
October 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 3: Responsible Decision-Making
October 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 4: Social Awareness
October 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Collaboration Session 5: Relationship Skills
October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Program Wrap-Up: Reflection and Celebration
November 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Course Description

This comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) track offers adults a transformative journey through 11 specialized courses designed to build essential emotional intelligence skills for both personal and professional growth. Beginning with an introduction to the WINGS Social Emotional Learning framework, the curriculum progresses through self-awareness of strengths, weaknesses, and emotions before advancing to practical self-management techniques for navigating life's surprises and maintaining emotional control in critical moments. The track then develops responsible decision-making skills, teaching participants how to make choices aligned with their authentic selves while owning outcomes. Social awareness and connection modules follow, emphasizing empathy, genuine interactions, and the powerful TEAMS framework for mastering relationship skills. The program culminates with advanced feedback techniques that build trust and strengthen relationships. Throughout all lessons, participants engage in practical exercises, reflection, and real-world application to transform how they understand themselves, connect with others, and navigate workplace challenges with greater emotional intelligence.