there are magnificent benefits
from teaching every child
Emotional Intelligence skills -
and in learning them yourself.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ like IQ) come from teachable human skills that help us manage our inner selves and relationships with others in a mentally and emotionally healthy, productive, caring way - instead of from trauma, hostility, exploitation, prejudice or harm to others or self.
When EQ is taught in schools, it's called Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Teach it universally, and SEL will provide a huge, happy-making upgrade for our children's lives and success, for their schools and homes - AND healing for the emotional and human relations pain so familiar to all of us.
kids taught the EQ skills they - and society - most urgently need, know how to:
- Manage their emotional upsets, thoughts, and behaviors and feel confident in themselves
- Create healthy relationships. Collaborate and resolve conflicts
- Solve problems and make constructive decisions
- Set goals and persist through setbacks
- Empathize with others from diverse backgrounds without racial, ethnic, gender or class prejudice
- Achieve academically and pursue lifelong learning and creativity
- Avoid self-harming addictive behaviors.
for parents.
Let’s help your kids succeed in every aspect of life by making sure that SEL is taught in their schools, whether classes are in-person or online.
why EQ?
EQ and SEL have the potential to transform society by fostering better communication, routinely supportive relationships, and healthier daily habits.
for businesses.
With nearly 90% of professional high performance coming from EQ, not IQ, getting SEL into all of our schools is a win-win for everyone.
parent alert: every kid's core curriculum should start with their core.
Unlike math, science, history and English, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is only taught comprehensively in an estimated 10 – 15% of U.S. schools. Yet, SEL is what teaches kids essential lifelong skills like how to manage themselves, their feelings, their relationships and their paths to happy, rewarding and kind lives.
During this stressful time of remote learning, severe child and parent duress, racial reckoning, political tension and financial uncertainty, children even more need a curriculum focused on emotional intelligence.
Let’s work together to champion Social-Emotional Learning in every child’s home and classroom.
Experience the EQ curriculum
developing EQ is even more vital during a pandemic. we can help.
Covid-19 (and associated restrictions) are dramatically down-grading the mental health of many Americans – kids and adults. Making it even more urgent that Social-Emotional Learning be taught and practiced at school and at home.
50%
of children are stressed out by the pandemic and may experience long-term physical and mental health issues.
A Parent Talks | 2:49
Hear a parent’s real experience with bringing SEL into the home.
More resources for parents.
Classroom Evidence| 3:35
Examples of Social-Emotional Learning and character development.
More evidence for SEL.
A Business Leader on need for Social-Emotional Learning | 6:20
Ronnie Selinger, CEO, Nordis Technologies, talks about the business and organizational need and quest for SEL-trained graduates. Read more.
the real test of social-emotional learning takes place outside the classroom.
Students participating in EQ-centric coursework benefit from higher test scores and greater life success. See the neuroscience of EQ and five lifelong benefits. Also, find out what you can do to bring higher EQ into your life and family and help others do so.
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equip our kids for a brighter future.
As a non-profit project of the Earthways Foundation, we are dedicated to educating the country about the life-enhancing benefits of EQ. We curate for families the best free at-home learning resources from respected providers and tirelessly advocate to get SEL into 100% of preschool, primary, and secondary schools. Come ally with us.
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Our Mission
The Big EQ/EQuip Our Kids! Campaign intends to be the first-ever mass advertising, marketing and organizing campaign whose sole goal is that every school include in its curriculum the development of students’ and teachers’ social and emotional intelligence and skills.