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EQuip Our Kids! is a national nonprofit campaign raising needed awareness about and support for EQ life skills, especially among parents and businesses. Founded by civic-minded media, business and social entrepreneurs with no financial stake in the outcomes, our goal is comprehensive EQ life skills instruction in every U.S. pre-K-12 classroom by 2030.
stories for your audience.

learning.
Individual students and entire schools bloom with a comprehensive approach to teaching EQ life skills.
- Grades and test scores rise
- School culture thrives
- Student mental health grows

families.
Parents and family are a kid’s most constant teachers. Infusing parenting with SEL techniques helps kids to:
- Believe in themselves & their abilities
- Set goals and work towards them
- Make constructive decisions


employers.
Great interpersonal skills from SEL make for a great workforce and workplace with a competitive edge.
- Productivity and collaboration rise
- Happier employees stay longer
- Inclusion and empathy are the norm

in the media.
SEL Reviving the Heartbeat of Education
EQuip Our Kids! Executive Director Jay Levin recently joined The Shift Network for a podcast focusing on Social-Emotional Learning's restorative role in school ...
Yale’s Hugely Popular Happiness Course is Revamped for Teens
The free, six-week course, the Science of Well-Being for Teens, launched Jan. 16 on the online platform Coursera as short TikTok-length videos on the misconce ...
Does School Prepare Us for Life?
School prepares us for life, of course. At school, we learn literacy and numeracy skills, science and history, plus, if we’re lucky, some health and arts a ...
Healthy Habits: Good News About Youth Mental Health
Youth mental health is in crisis. More than 7 million kids in the U.S. are struggling with a mental health challenge. But there is good news, too. Read m ...