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REFUNITE: Reconnecting Refugee Families
When conflict escalated in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013, 16-year-old Tino fled the country—leaving his entire family behind. Sadly, Tino’s story is a common one. The DRC has suffered ethnic, political, and economic conflicts ...
We asked teens how to exercise better judgement online. Their responses blew us away.
“How might we improve people’s judgement in digital spaces?” This was the question that guided the Untagle the Web hackathon, a two-day event we hosted this summer in collaboration with DoSomething.org. We gathered 15 exceptional young ...
Two New Grants Take SCE into the Digital Age
Partnerships with Center for Humane Technology and University of Wisconsin launch SCE’s exploration into well-being In some ways, the convergence of Digital Learning and Social and Emotional Learning was inevitable: In this highly connected era, success ...
We Untangled the Web with DoSomething.org. Here’s What We Learned.
More than 50,000 young people signed up to teach adults about digital life Today’s young people are digital natives; they grew up with unmatched access to technology. However, they can feel disconnected from adults around technology ...
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Kusanya Keeps it Real Local
Kusanya Cafe is an Englewood gathering space that happens to also serve great coffee and tasty, reasonably priced breakfast and lunch. They’re not striving to become Chicago’s go to spot to grab a coffee and run. ...
New Grants Focus on High-Quality SEL Implementation
Earlier this year we took some time to assess the challenges in bringing SEL into common practice in the out-of-school time space. We spoke with program and field leaders, funders, practitioners and youth. We learned about ...
Lessons Learned from a Research-Practice Partnership
SCE’s executive director shares lessons learned from a research-practice partnership focused on how digital tools and practices can promote the development of skills for the workforce and positive community participation. Read the blog here. The Power ...
New Resources Help Build Emotional Intelligence of Adults and Youth
Out-of-school settings offer great opportunities for social and emotional learning, and we continue to hear demand from practitioners for resources that specifically help to build empathy and regulate emotions. SCE is pleased to support two new ...