Check out the "Be Part of the Solution" video by David Murphy Producer at Core-Visual, featuring Scarlett Lewis, whose youngest son Jesse was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Rather than let her personal tragedy manifest as hatred toward her son's...
Q&A: Practical Advice from the Field with Scarlett Lewis (Jesse Lewis Choose Love Founder) and Lieutenant General, Marty Steele (Jesse Lewis Choose Love Chairman of the Board) as featured CASEL’s April Newsletter. CASEL = Collaborative for Academic Social...
“One way to help combat school violence is by equipping students with social and emotional learning skills and tools,” said Scarlett Lewis. Her free Choose Love Enrichment Program focuses on teaching students SEL skills such as self-awareness,...
Scarlett Lewis Honored with Women of Distinction Award By Jan Pierret The YWCA Darien/Norwalk selected Scarlett Lewis as a recipient for the 2018 Women of Distinction Awards. The award recognizes women who have made significant and unique contributions that...
Scarlett Lewis’ message is fostered by three words her first-grader had written on a chalkboard in their house before the tragedy. “'Nurturing, healing, love.' And those words aren’t something that a 6-year old would normally say,” Lewis said in an interview with WMUR...
On Tuesday, March 27, Scarlett Lewis and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited classrooms at Uncas Elementary School in Norwich, CT to observe children and teachers engaging in the Choose Love Enrichment Program, a free social and emotional learning program...
“I decided following Jesse’s murder that I would take my part of the responsibility for what happened to my son.” This is one in a series of conversations with those who have survived high-profile shootings or lost loved ones to them. The other interviews, as well as...
2018 Social and Emotional Learning Awareness Week Thank you to everyone who took part in Social and Emotional Learning Awareness Week ! ! It was truly inspiring to hear from students across the country who shared their experiences on how the Choose Love Movement has...
Why SEL is the Solution to Ending School Shootings? Because Kids Who Feel Connected to Each Other Won't Want to Harm Each Other. The cause of what we're experiencing in our schools and society is anger, disconnection and lack of resilience. The effect is...
