Photo by Catherine Bradshaw: Professor Jennings speaks after receiving her award. From the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development: UVA School of Education and Human Development professor Patricia ‘Tish’ Jennings is a recipient of the 2024 Joseph E. Zins Award from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Jennings was…
CSP was invited to participate in the Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele Taraba, to share the work CSP is doing in schools and to discuss how love and compassion can help students address their most difficult feelings. In this episode, JCPS teacher Kara Cosby shares her experience as a CSP Flourish teacher for the…
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…
CSP was selected to present a 1-hour session and to host an information table at the 14th Annual Music City SEL Conference in Nashville, TN on July 18, 2024. CSP Project Director Alexis Harris, JCPS Teacher Kara Cosby, and CSP Program Manager Joan Bryant facilitated an interactive session titled Compassionate Schools Project: Integrating SEL, Mindfulness,…
On July 14-16, over 60 JCPS teachers and staff attended the 3rd Annual Compassionate Schools Project Summer Retreat for Educators in the scenic Rough River Dam State Resort Park in Kentucky. This year’s theme was Cultivating Joy. Educators chose among group and self-guided sessions, with offerings including massage from Tip it Forward, morning and night…
Alexis Harris presented at the most important prevention science conference—the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting in Washington DC, May 28-31, 2024. Findings presented suggest promise in the Compassionate Schools Project and the approach it represents for helping promote SEL and aligned mindfulness and compassion skills, as well as the positive impact on important…
