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Five Mindfulness Activities For Students in the Classroom

Teaching mindfulness to energetic students can be challenging, but it’s worth the effort. Studies show that the earlier students learn to manage their thoughts, emotions, and actions, the better off they will be. Mindfulness benefits children in many ways, including increased self-awareness and emotional regulation, which helps them build stronger relationships and greater resilience. Teaching …

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Six Easy Ways for Educators to Incorporate Mindfulness in the Classroom

Looking for fun and easy ways to teach and incorporate mindfulness into your classroom? Get started today with these six simple strategies! But first, what is mindfulness and why is it worth teaching into the classroom? Mindfulness is the ability to maintain a moment-to-moment awareness of our own thoughts and feelings. Teaching mindfulness to children …

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Global Cooperation Starts with our Students –An Empatico Teacher’s Work Teaching Empathy and Understanding

Human connection is our best hope for peace and wellness. Understanding others helps us better understand ourselves while seeking balance and future-oriented solutions. There are significant issues facing humanity and we must work together to find solutions; collaboration is more powerful than just connecting or cooperating. As teachers, we have the opportunity to inculcate this …

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Technology for Good Could Save the World

This weekend, I took my two daughters to the zoo in Los Angeles, where I live. As we stood looking over the tiger enclosure, my 11-year-old turned to me and explained that she was feeling conflicted. She was having fun, she said, but she recently wrote a paper for school about the problems that animals in zoos face, and learned that some people believe that zoos shouldn’t even exist.

A Brand New Empatico is Almost Here!

Thanks to You, We’re Connecting Classrooms Everywhere in Exciting, New Ways! Over the past few years, we have been tested unlike any time in our recent history. From global discord to the pandemic to economic instability, our society has accommodated many changes that have caused extreme stress and uncertainty. Our education system, our schools, and …

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Shraya Sharma Associate Content Manager Empatico

Meet the Empatico Team: Shraya Sharma

Meet Shraya! Shraya is our Associate Manager for Content at Empatico. That means she designs all the fun social-emotional learning activities educators use to foster empathy with their students. Get to know all the awesome work she does! Name:  Shraya Sharma Title:  Associate Manager, Content Where are you based?  New York City, New York  What do you …

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Community Spotlight: Lynette Richau

This month, we’re featuring Lynette Richau, an elementary school educator of the deaf and hard of hearing. Lynette is active member of the Empatico community, and has been an Empatico Kindness Champion as well as a participant in the Empathy Across the USA: Race and Identity program. Read on to learn more about Lynette!

Dear Leaders: SEL Matters. A Lot.

Dear Leaders: SEL Actually Matters. A Lot.

Dear Leaders: SEL Actually Matters. A Lot. Emotions are running high across American public education in 2022. Pundits set on stoking the country’s divides are calling it a culture war.