4Rs
News
October 22, 2015
What’s the best way to help young people learn social and emotional skills they can use for the rest of their lives? What’s the impact of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs like ours on…
Stories & Voices
July 15, 2015
In a survey, 4Rs students were asked about the most important thing they learned, and about situations where they were able to use their new skills. Here are some of their responses:
Stories & Voices
July 8, 2015
In a survey, 4Rs students were asked what they do when they get upset. Here are some of their responses:
News
March 5, 2015
As Education Week recently reported, a new study by the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education at Columbia University's Teachers College, "The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning…
Stories & Voices
December 11, 2013
Educators at the Dunbar Learning Complex in Atlanta have built our 4Rs Program into their remarkable center. For a closer look, take their virtual tour or read about their approach.
Below, watch…
News
May 29, 2013
'I see growth everywhere'
Friday mornings don’t look the way they used to at Brooklyn’s PS 130. That’s the time when every teacher in the school is teaching The 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect…
Stories & Voices
March 13, 2013
A Message from the Executive Director
I PLAY THE RECORDER, and I’m part of an amateur ensemble. Rachel is our teacher and coach. From time to time, if we lapse into a moment of sloppy or careless…
News
December 14, 2012
A community approach
Morningside Center is lucky to be a partner in a fascinating project with the Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia, supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. …
Stories & Voices
September 26, 2012
Teacher videotapes herself teaching a 4Rs lesson.
Photo by © Carolina Kroon
The 4Rs + My Teaching Partner
Several years ago, Morningside Center decided to try out an innovative teacher…
Stories & Voices
September 19, 2012
Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH) observes a 4Rs lesson in Warren, OH.
Photo © Aaron Schwab
A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT in Warren, Ohio, whom we’ll call Mia, was both a leader and a bully in her class…