Keep Childhood In Schools.

Our achievement-driven society has incubated a culture that overemphasizes academic success and undervalues the elements of social and emotional literacy. The irony is that such literacy is what ignites lifelong performance, health, and strength in the face of adversity. Help us preserve childhood and its landscape to hone core social-emotional competencies and bring back character development to our communities, neighborhoods, and schools.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): What is it?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.”

The Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)

All photography provided by Michelle Horwitz