Social-emotional development

Social-emotional tracking

Montessori education places equal weight on social-emotional development and academic progress. FutureNerds gives you dedicated tools to track this dimension of each child's growth.

Getting there

Go to the Social-Emotional page from your school dashboard. You see three sections and a summary at the top showing notes this week, active goals, and community agreements.

Social-emotional notes

Social-emotional notes are recorded through the observations system with the observation type set to "social-emotional." They capture moments like:

• A child resolving a conflict with a peer independently.
• A child showing empathy when another child is upset.
• Difficulty separating from a parent at drop-off.
• A breakthrough in self-regulation or focus.

Click Add note to create an observation with the social-emotional type. Select the child, write your observation, and save. Notes are dated and linked to the child's profile.

Growth goals

Growth goals are specific targets you set for individual children. Examples:

• "Practice using words to express frustration instead of hitting."
• "Greet classmates by name each morning."
• "Work independently for 15 minutes without seeking adult attention."

To create a goal:

1. Click Add goal.
2. Select the child.
3. Write the goal description.
4. Save.

When the child achieves the goal, mark it as achieved. The goal moves from active to completed, and the date is recorded.

Community agreements

Community agreements are school-wide values or behavior expectations shared across classrooms. Examples: "We use gentle hands," "We take turns," "We clean up after ourselves."

Administrators or teachers can create agreements. They appear for everyone at the school.

Tips

• Record social-emotional notes as regularly as academic observations. Aim for at least one per child per month.
• Review growth goals during parent-teacher conferences.
• Involve children in creating community agreements at the start of the year.