Teaching

"Nature-filled schools with hands-on and active learning and play opportunities calm students, reduce aggressive behavior, and improve learning outcomes."

Kids are burning out. Schools That Heal shows how using evidence based, trauma-informed design to create supportive school environments can help. Nature-filled spaces promote well-being and learning outcomes. Who knew?"

Overwhelming anxiety now affects nearly two-thirds of young adults. It has surpassed depression as the number one reason college students seek counseling.

"Being in nature helps students play cooperatively and creatively. Neighborhoods and schools with more trees have less crime and stronger social ties than neighborhoods and schools with less. By remaking schools to become welcoming, healthy, safe, and productive, we create models for students and the community to experience, learn from, and emulate in the larger world." - Claire Latané

Teaching

"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

ARTICLE: Fostering Culture & Belonging: Reflections from Teacher of the Year Finalists

Teaching

Diversity encompasses a lot more than just race. That’s why DEI programs are intended to benefit a broad range of people.

ARTICLE: DEI Programs Are Designed to Help White People Too – Here’s How

Teaching

Teachers at Figueroa Elementary attribute rising test scores to school’s welcoming environment.

ARTICLE: How a South Central Los Angeles Elementary School Built a Culture of ‘Family’

Teaching

Democracy and the humanities are interdependent.

ARTICLE: Judith Butler: To Imagine a World After This, Democracy Needs the Humanities