Self-love is the focus this week, with Valentine's Day having just passed. Speaking of love, I have had a love/hate relationship with this holiday throughout my lifetime, as I am sure many of you have...

 February marks Black History Month. 

Social-emotional learning and anti-racism go hand in hand. The more I learn about how racism shows up in our culture and the world, the more I see this connec...

February marks Black History Month (more on that as we move through the month). 

We are on a VERY exciting and long-awaited journey of applying to be a CASEL SELect accredited social-emotional lea...

Having a sense of purpose helps us feel whole. The funny thing is, we are all born with so much purpose. Our existence alone is purposeful, but this can feel clouded based on expectations of how we “s...

The Joy of Developing Racial Literacy & Intercultural Competence In Children - The Hues of You Framework

Welcome to a transformative journey of fostering racial literacy and cultural competence in...

Imagine this…you tell your students it is time to clean up the classroom and get ready for dismissal. They get excited and start moving all over the room talking, distracted from the task at hand. You...

The start of a new year is a great time to establish a new rhythm and set the tone for what's ahead. As a teacher, you know your students well by now and it’s a great time to revisit social-emotional ...

Last week was all about perfection and noticing if our motivation behind something being different (aka “better”) is a result of our conditioning toward perfection-seeking, or is motivated by our true...

Let’s talk about perfection. Try as we might, letting go of deeply internalized ideas of achieving the perfect body, hair color, skin texture, age, house, family, academic achievements and accolades, ...

This week, we bring back a partner and mentor, Stephen Andrew who writes about heartfelt apologies.

“A good apology is when we take clear and direct 100% responsibility without a hint of evasion, bla...

We love to categorize people right from the start. I am not only referring to the categories we are all too familiar with, but as soon as we are born, people start saying things like; “Oh, they look j...

We are coming into a time of year when giving, needs and wants are prevalent. We can use this opportunity to cultivate compassion in very meaningful ways with our children and students. Compassion is ...