| By: Committee for Children How the Second Step Program Got Its Name People always ask us, “Why do you call your program Second Step?” The answer lies in our organization’s history. Our social-emotional learning curriculum, Second Step, is a product of nearly forty years of experience and dedication. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children Together, We Create a Better Tomorrow with Social-Emotional Development Social-emotional learning (SEL) is officially on the rise, with growing national awareness and multiple school, behavior, and educational benefits being realized. And we’re keeping up by evolving our flagship Second Step curriculum, harnessing new research, new input from educators who understand the importance of educating the whole child, and new technology to benefit you and the students you serve. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children SEL Passport Challenge This summer, help your students practice their social-emotional skills with this easy-to-make SEL passport. Parents and teachers can help students create this handy reminder of how to use kind, respectful, prosocial behavior anytime, anywhere. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children How SEL Helps Children Succeed in School, the Workplace, and Life In our new ebook, we’ve gathered varied and experienced perspectives from thought leaders in education, business, and the military on both the early and long-term benefits of social-emotional learning, why social-emotional skills are critical for today’s workforce, and why they will be even more necessary in the future. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children Joan Cole Duffell Recognized with Prestigious CASEL Award The prestigious Mary Utne O’Brien Award is presented annually by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) — and this year, we are so proud to announce that our own Executive Director, Joan Cole Duffell is its recipient. … Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier The Growing Link Between SEL and Employability Skills Social-emotional skills have become a necessity in the 21st-century workplace. See how Committee for Children is working to connect employers and educators to raise SEL as a part of workforce preparedness. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children Classroom Challenge: Reinforcing SEL Lessons with Haiku Encourage your students to get creative and explore the rhythm of writing haiku! Check out this way to reinforce SEL lessons and skills, challenge students’ creativity, and support their comprehension and internalization of what they’re learning. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children Books to Help Parents Talk About and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse Research suggests that talking about child sexual abuse helps keep kids safe. We’ve curated this list of books that can help families talk about child safety, children recovering from trauma, and adults supporting children recovering from trauma. Check out our list and the other resources we offer for these important conversations. … Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Advocating for Child Safety for Nearly Forty Years Since our inception nearly forty years ago, we at Committee for Children have stood for the principle that the best way to address child sexual abuse is to prevent it from happening in the first place. We’re continuously looking for ways to advocate for law and policy that prioritize evidence-informed prevention strategies to ensure our children are kept safe—and there are some recent key and ongoing actions we’ve been working on. … Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher The Hot Chocolate Talk: The Discussion Every Parent Needs to Have Child sexual abuse thrives on silence—but we can help to keep kids safe by talking openly and often to children about abuse. The Hot Chocolate Talk is our new initiative that, with multiple resources, helps parents and caretakers know what to say and do to protect kids from predators, starting now. … Read More