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The complexities of today's world make teaching children only academics an inadequate preparation for the grown-up world. They must also learn interpersonal skills that will help them coexist with many different kinds of people from many different cultures. Stevens believes that schools can help with this task and has developed programming to help children start to develop the skills they need to solve problems and manage conflict, work cooperatively, connect with the community through service learning, and be citizens that honor freedom, respect, honesty, caring, and responsibility. 

• Student Council
• Service Learning
• Reading buddies 
• Safety Patrol
• Students trained as Conflict Managers 
• Lunchroom Assistants
• Students Host Stars Assemblies
• Providing models of service, AmeriCorps, Vista, and volunteers

Service Learning and Social Responsibility 

An instructional strategy used by Stevens' teachers and staff is the connection of  lessons learned in the classroom to the outside world by helping to meet community needs. Community connections and outreach are used where ever lessons can be applied.  Stevens uses service learning to foster social responsibility in many ways: 

• Multi-cultural education including an integrated cultural theme for each grade level and cultural assemblies.
• Character Education (class meetings, Bully Proofing Program and Conflict management/ problem solving taught school-wide)
• Environmental Education (School-wide recycling, Finding Urban Nature (F.U.N) - Audobon Society Science Program, Volunteer Park Conservatory Programs, Friends of Interlaken, and Salmon in the Classroom)
• Intergenerational Programs