Shanghai Livingston American School

Shanghai Livingston American School publishes a clear set of core values (Proficient Communicator, Confident Individual, Compassionate Citizen of the World, Creative Thinker) that are used explicitly to guide student behaviour and recognition. The school operates a house system (four Houses) that places students and staff into mixed-age communities, awards House Points for demonstrating core values, and runs inter-house activities to build belonging and mentorship. The school's calendar and news show regular community events (for example Spirit Week) and a Community Service programme that reinforce social engagement and character development. These elements together comprise the school's publicly described approach to social and emotional learning.

The school does not publicly disclose information regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision on its website. A search of the SLAS site and public pages does not show a dedicated learning‑support or SEN policy or a list of specific needs the school can support. Because detailed SEN provision, staffing, or specialist services are not described online, it is not possible from the school's public materials to state which types of SEN are supported or whether SLAS is a specialist SEN institution. For admissions the site refers to testing and placements in language programmes but not to formal SEN pathways.

SLAS operates English Language Development (ELD) provision for students acquiring English: new students take placement tests and, based on results, may be placed into standard classes, advanced classes, or ELD courses. The Secondary ELD page explains that ELD students are taught subjects (English, science, history) at levels matched to their English proficiency, and that the ESL Advancement Exam (EAE) is administered twice yearly to assess readiness to move into standard English classes. The admissions information also notes that ESL tests are administered for grades 1–8 and that placement decisions (regular program, system ELD, or recommendation to seek intensive English elsewhere) are based on those results. These are the school's publicly described EAL/ELD arrangements.

The school's published staff and administration pages identify a Guidance Department and named guidance staff (including a Head of Guidance and guidance counsellor roles), indicating an organised counselling structure for students. The Health & Safety page notes on‑site nursing and procedures for students who become ill while at school, and the school refers to pastoral measures such as supervised campus activities and emergency plans. SLAS also describes community-building initiatives (houses, community service, events) that the school presents as part of its supportive environment. The website does not publish a detailed mental‑health policy or a publicly available counselling service protocol beyond these staff roles and general statements.

SLAS's Health & Safety page states concrete measures: students are supervised at all times, visitors must check in and wear passes, students are released only to approved individuals, playground and campus safety measures are in place, and the school runs regular emergency drills and maintains an emergency plan. The school also names a school nurse and describes health/hygiene procedures for sick students awaiting parent pickup. However, the school does not publish a separate, detailed child‑protection or safeguarding policy on its public site that sets out reporting procedures, designated safeguarding leads, or formal child‑protection protocols. The above statements are based on the school's Health & Safety and staff pages.