GOAL’s Mission
GOAL’s mission is dedicated to providing high quality enrichment programming
that assists children from under-served communities in their education
and personal growth and in turn, help them to value the quality of their lives
and become strong contributors to the communities in which they live.
GOAL’s Vision
GOAL’s vision is that every student is entitled to a high quality education.
Academics are critical. Just as critical are resourcefulness, teamwork, values, confidence,
critical thinking skills, and the attributes that lead to securing and sustaining gainful employment.
The Need for Social and Emotional Learning Programs
• Youth who participate in after-school Social and Emotional Learning programs
improve significantly in three major areas:
feelings and attitudes, indicators of behavioral adjustment, and school performance.
• Programs that use evidence-based, skill-training approaches are consistently successful in
producing multiple benefits for youth.
• Social/Emotional Learning program students demonstrate enhanced skills, attitudes, and positive social behaviors,
demonstrate fewer conduct problems, and have lower levels of emotional distress. Relative to
their peers who do not receive the SEL program, they improved significantly on standardized
achievementent tests. *
*Research taken from The Impact of After School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Growth,
a 2007 report issued by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
