The Hawn Foundation Honored by CASEL as One of its SELect Programs
Marc Meyer
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012, ASPEN, COLORADO --- After a rigorous, multi-year study of social and emotional learning programs developed for schools in the United States, the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) announced last week that MindUP™, the signature educational program of The Hawn Foundation, was chosen as a CASEL SELect Program.
Research has shown that MindUP™ improves individual student learning and wellbeing in and out of school by helping children develop self-awareness, resiliency, and empathy, and by teaching them to manage their emotions, stress and anxiety. Kids with these skills have the ability to be happier and more optimistic, and to achieve a higher level of success in and out of school.
Award-winning actor, director, producer, author and children’s advocate Goldie Hawn launched The Hawn Foundation, a non-profit 501(C)(3), in 2003. The Hawn Foundation is charitable organization providing on-going support for initiatives to rejuvenate public and independent education and empower children to learn with eagerness and confidence. The MindUP™ program transforms how children learn and how teachers teach.
CASEL, based in Chicago, is the nation’s leading organization advancing the teaching of academic, social and emotional skills. Through research, practice, and policy, it collaborates to ensure that all students from preschool through high school have the opportunity to master these skills.
CASEL released the 2013 CASEL Guide on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 20, with Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), a champion of social and emotional learning and author of the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011. Biggert was joined by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a co-sponsor of the legislation, whose book A Mindful Nation was published last year. “It’s not enough that kids know how to pass tests and follow rules,” Biggert said. “To be successful in life, and in school, they need to understand how to relate to others and themselves, and to make responsible decisions.”
The 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs (Preschool and Elementary School Edition) identifies 23 school-based programs that promote students’ self-control, relationship-building and problem-solving, among other competencies. The report is the first comprehensive review of its kind in nearly a decade. MindUP is now one of these exceptional programs.
“Being selected by CASEL as one of the premier SEL programs in the United States is a tremendous honor,” Goldie Hawn said. “I am very grateful to all the wonderful teachers, scholars, researchers and children who helped create MindUP™. It is beautiful to witness the culmination of such hard work and dedication in our new partnership with CASEL.”
Goldie Hawn’s bestselling book Ten Mindful Minutes is due out in paperback this month.
To learn more about The Hawn Foundation and its MindUP™ program, go to www.thehawnfoundation.org. For CASEL and read the 2013 CASEL Guide to SELect Programs, access www.casel.org.
Barbara B Yoffee
Expressive Arts Educator/Mindfulness Instructor
----- Original Message -----From: Marc MeyerSent: Monday, September 24, 2012 7:21 PMSubject: The Hawn Foundation Honored by CASEL as One of its SELect ProgramsSEPTEMBER 24, 2012, ASPEN, COLORADO --- After a rigorous, multi-year study of social and emotional learning programs developed for schools in the United States, the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) announced last week that MindUPâ„¢, the signature educational program of The Hawn Foundation, was chosen as a CASEL SELect Program.
Research has shown that MindUPâ„¢ improves individual student learning and wellbeing in and out of school by helping children develop self-awareness, resiliency, and empathy, and by teaching them to manage their emotions, stress and anxiety. Kids with these skills have the ability to be happier and more optimistic, and to achieve a higher level of success in and out of school.
Award-winning actor, director, producer, author and children’s advocate Goldie Hawn launched The Hawn Foundation, a non-profit 501(C)(3), in 2003. The Hawn Foundation is charitable organization providing on-going support for initiatives to rejuvenate public and independent education and empower children to learn with eagerness and confidence. The MindUP™ program transforms how children learn and how teachers teach.
CASEL, based in Chicago, is the nation’s leading organization advancing the teaching of academic, social and emotional skills. Through research, practice, and policy, it collaborates to ensure that all students from preschool through high school have the opportunity to master these skills.
CASEL released the 2013 CASEL Guide on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 20, with Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), a champion of social and emotional learning and author of the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011. Biggert was joined by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a co-sponsor of the legislation, whose book A Mindful Nation was published last year. “It’s not enough that kids know how to pass tests and follow rules,†Biggert said. “To be successful in life, and in school, they need to understand how to relate to others and themselves, and to make responsible decisions.â€
The 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs (Preschool and Elementary School Edition) identifies 23 school-based programs that promote students’ self-control, relationship-building and problem-solving, among other competencies. The report is the first comprehensive review of its kind in nearly a decade. MindUP is now one of these exceptional programs.
“Being selected by CASEL as one of the premier SEL programs in the United States is a tremendous honor,†Goldie Hawn said. “I am very grateful to all the wonderful teachers, scholars, researchers and children who helped create MindUPâ„¢. It is beautiful to witness the culmination of such hard work and dedication in our new partnership with CASEL.â€
Goldie Hawn’s bestselling book Ten Mindful Minutes is due out in paperback this month.
To learn more about The Hawn Foundation and its MindUPâ„¢ program, go to www.thehawnfoundation.org. For CASEL and read the 2013 CASEL Guide to SELect Programs, access www.casel.org.
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