social-emotional learning

What is Toxic Positivism?

Maintaining an excessive positive attitude can be harmful to our health, as well as affect our interpersonal relationships.

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art for soft skills

Want to improve students’ development of social and emotional learning? Focus on art education

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a trend that has been on the rise, which demonstrates an interest in developing students with better soft ...

Animals in the classroom: A case for a new way of learning

Animals can be more than pets, with the right training, they can be great allies to education.

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Recess is learning too, why is break-time as important as formal classes?

Recess should not be an interruption of class or a reward, should be a resource to teach children social and emotional skills.

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Despite technological skills, Gen Z feels not ready for the workforce

By 2020, one out of every five workers worldwide will be of Generation Z; however, as much as they trust their tech-savvy abilities, ...

The Walt Disney Company joins social inclusion program

The Walt Disney Company will donate money and develop the curriculum for “Start With Hello,” a program by Sandy Hook Promise.

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Students do not feel college-ready and SEL can help

Students need to be as prepared socially and emotionally as they are academically, yet high schools are only providing the latter.

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Panorama Education raises $16M to improve students’ social-emotional learning

Panorama, the educational data analysis company, announced it has raised $16 million dollars in Series B funding to expand its tools to help schools develop ...

Dominican Republic’s Teens: The happiest students in the world

Schools are not only places where students acquire academic skills; they are also places where children develop most of the social and emotional skills they ...

Deep Breaths Lead to Better Grades

Increasingly, teachers and schools are starting to pay attention and respond to students’ anxiety and mental health issues. Not only to raise their grades and ...

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