by Javier Suarez | Jul 17, 2017 | Articles
A summer nature program is building social and emotional skills at camp through play, storytelling, and mindfulness activities. At Putnam Regional Park near Petaluma, California, the Fiddleheads summer day camp is treating children to experiences learning about... by Ruth Huber | Jun 22, 2017 | Articles
So that students learn to work out their own problems, a new program has kids take a peace walk to resolve their disputes with each other. Understanding how the other person in a disagreement feels can go a long way toward resolving a conflict. It is difficult for... by Andres David Lopez | Jun 23, 2014 | Articles
Making sure that special ed students receive an academic education is usually the goal of teachers, but one group has realized that social skills are special skills. They’ve made it their goal to learn and understand how to get along with each other and... by Phil Dunn | Mar 30, 2014 | Articles
Questions of effectiveness for anti bullying programs were highlighted as schools across New Jersey this week posted self-assessed anti bullying scores. The scores, which ranged from a low of 46 in Camden schools to a near perfect 73 in the Medford School District,... by Jill Tucker | Mar 2, 2014 | Articles
In some schools academics aren’t enough of a lesson, and learning to play nice is part of the curriculum. If public schools were grocery stores, their shelves would be stocked with the three R’s and ABCs. Math? Aisle 3. History? Against the back wall....
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