Getting Along Together (GAT) is a program developed by the Success for All Foundation, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan that helps students build social and emotional skills (SEL) and apply them both in and out of the classroom. Getting Along Together has a three-pronged focus: students learn thinking and cognitive skills, emotional management, as well as interpersonal and social skills. Collectively, these skills and strategies create a peaceful school environment where students are empowered to manage their own behavior, decrease conflict, and increase receptivity to learning. Getting Along Together helps students with focus, memory, and self-control, as well as building empathy, friendship skills, cognition, and coping skills for common social problems.
GAT Unit Calendar
Taught throughout the school year.
- Introductory Lessons and Intro to Class Council
- Friendship
- Empathy
- Brain Games/Power of Positives
- Hurdles on the Path to Peace/Teamwork
- Stop and Think
- Look back, Look Ahead, and Celebrate!
GAT Program Resources
- What is Getting Along Together? Video (External Link)
- GAT "Stop and Stay Cool" Video (External Link)
The PDF files linked below are some of the classroom tools used by teachers for the program.
