Comprehensive Out-of- School Programming

Heart House incorporates students’ unique interests, talents, and specific needs into a holistic educational model where academic learning takes place alongside Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). We are committed to providing this holistic educational experience for students, because Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is equally essential to the healthy development of children as academic learning. When students are able to build meaningful friendships and gain a new understanding of their emotions and its effects on others, they are in a better position to succeed academically. Additionally, when students excel academically, a newfound confidence and belief in themselves facilitates their social emotional development. These twofold processes inform programming at Heart House, and that is what makes Heart House unique.

Heart House provides a safe place in Vickery Meadow where students can come to study after school and in the summer. We use the five guiding principles of trauma informed care—safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment—as foundations for our Head, Heart, and Hands (H3) program. Learn more about this model below.