Journaling as a Social Emotional Learning Practice
By Charlie Merrow, MA Christina Baldwin said it best when she wrote, “Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.” Mindfulness and social-emotional learning cannot happen without personal contemplation, and journaling is one avenue of reflection. When youth and...
The Role Happiness in Social and Emotional Learning in Schools
Ask any parent what they want most for their children when they grow up and their answer will more than likely be some variation of “I just want them to be happy.” One of the utilities of a mindfulness practice is the ability to objectively evaluate the causes and...
5 Ways to Support Children (& Ourselves) in the Wake of Tragedy
When the Columbine massacre happened, I was in middle school less than an hour south of Columbine High School. I remember waiting outside our school doors in the morning while we all filed through a metal detector, fearful that congregating in such a large group could...
Social & Emotional Learning as Community Organizing
BUY-IN & SELF-INTEREST Over 12 years ago I got my start in public education working as a community-organizer in Denver Public Schools. In essence, my job was to coach students in identifying and addressing issues in their community to create positive change....
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