✨ Back-to-School Season is Here ✨

As educators, we enter our classrooms each fall with a mix of excitement and anticipation — but also with quiet worries about student behaviors, classroom fatigue, and our own ability to stay grounded.

What if this year could feel different? 💡
What if we started by centering social-emotional learning (SEL) as the foundation for everything else?

In the latest Compassionate Classroom newsletter, we discuss:
🌞 Why the first moments of the day matter more than the first lesson
📓 How simple check-ins (even journals for little ones) normalize emotions
🌬️ The power of modeling calm before guiding behavior
🤝 Why shared causes build empathy and reduce power struggles
🌿 How shaping the environment is more effective than controlling children

Love is a verb. The Early Brain is Built with Love is a powerful reflection on the role of love, connection, and emotional safety in shaping a young child’s brain. Grounded in both research and lived experience, this resource challenges systems that prioritize compliance over care and offers a reminder that love is the most impactful intervention we can offer.

What if the most powerful teaching tool isn’t a strategy—but a question?

In the middle of a tough moment, it's easy to ask a child, “Why did you do that?” But for young children still learning to name their feelings and needs, that question can feel more like an interrogation than an invitation.

What if, instead, we asked:
✨ What does your body feel like right now?
✨ Were you needing something just now?
✨ Can we breathe together, then talk about it?

These aren’t just soft skills. This is the work of creating emotionally safe classrooms where children learn not just how to behave—but how to understand themselves.

💭 Let’s talk about the shift from control to connection—and how compassionate questioning changes everything. Read our June full article.

Teachers deserve more than a thank you mug during appreciation week. They deserve spaces that care for their nervous system. Our new blog dives into what true communal care looks like in early education settings. Read, reflect, and share. ✨ #TeachZen #EducatorWellness

What if, instead of sending children (or teachers) out when they’re overwhelmed, we invited them in?

The Soft Teacher Movement is here! Discover how embracing softness in communication with children can transform classrooms, workplaces, and our society.

In a society rooted in domination culture, is their really room to grow our collective emotional intelligence with SEL programs? In this months article, this is discussed.

Our Founder takes a trip down memory lane to share some positive spheres of influences that shaped who she is today, READ MORE.

Children do not grow or develop in isolation. Their social-emotional learning (SEL) is deeply influenced by a complex web of relationships, environments, and societal factors. In this article, we will discuss some of these impactful influences on a child’s journey throughout life.