WLKY featured CSP in a story citing that “Louisville was chosen over other cities considered by researchers because of the citywide commitment to compassion and the push for city and school leadership.” Three JCPS schools: Jacob, Cane Run, and Slaughter elementary schools, will offer the pilot project in the 2015-2016 school year.
Read the full story, “Louisville, JCPS Bring Compassion to Schools.”
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has designated Flourish: The Compassionate Schools Project Curriculum as a Promising Program for Social and Emotional Learning. Flourish is one of 14 programs in the 2024 review cycle selected for inclusion in the CASEL Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs. As part of their…
The Compassionate Schools Project held a celebration and meet-up in Louisville on Thursday, November 16th for everyone involved in the project, hosted by project chair Owsley Brown III. More than 200 Jefferson County Public School teachers, principals, administrators, as well as project funders and staff came together at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage…
The Youth-Nex center at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development highlights ways the Flourish Curriculum can help school children succeed academically and beyond. Read more
Alexis Harris, Project Director for the Compassionate Schools Project was a panelist in the Mainstreaming Mindfulness in Early Education session at the Bhutan Innovation Forum (BIF). Alexis is also the Health and Wellness teacher at Cane Run Elementary School in Louisville, KY. The BIF is a global initiative dedicated to sustainable development and mindful entrepreneurship…
The eight-year study on the Compassionate Schools Project (CSP) curriculum, Flourish, was published in the journal, Prevention Science. The article, “Promoting 21st Century Health and Wellness Skills in Elementary School Children: a Group Randomized Trial” reports on a study that evaluated a whole-child health and wellness curriculum in elementary schools through a group randomized trial….
The Compassionate Schools Project work in Charlottesville City Elementary Schools was recently featured in the inaugural issue of Amplify, a publication from UVA’s Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Read the article to learn how this collaborative project and research study among CSC, the School of Education and Human Development, and the Medical School is…
