In second grade, students work on building social-emotional competencies such as self-awareness, accountability, flexibility, respect for and appreciation for others, intrinsic motivation and leadership skills. 

Activities that support development:

• Naming the cluster: voting, taking into account every voice in the classroom
• Students’ share of talents, passions, interests, and/or family customs 
• Daily cluster jobs: everyone has a job, and everyone understands they all must participate to make the classroom function well for everyone.
• Identity molecule project: Students share aspects of their identity they feel are important for others to know.
• Group research projects and presentations