Teach a handful of kids how to run their own listening tables and give them a space to do it, then let them.

You can teach social-emotional development from books just like you can show someone a diagram on how to swim.

You can’t learn how to swim if you don’t get into the water.

Listeners will get a chance to share what they’ve learned with each other. Since every session is different, kids will be able to reinforce each other’s experience by contributing their own.

No school group is complete without some adult supervision. School counselors or psychologists work with these groups to help expand their understanding and to provide a neccesary emotional backstop.