By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Thanksgiving! CEI continues to thrive due to a dedicated team, your interest and support, and...

By Christine Mason Michele and I found ourselves surrounded by others who were thrilled to be learning more about the value of...

By Nick Jones, CEI Intern Much of the conversation on teaching relies on the observation of educators and administrators ‘“ those leading...

By Nick Jones, CEI Intern There are thousands of fitness and health videos for adults and now, thanks to the team at Kids’ Wellness...

Are you feeling the impact of all the events in the world, your school, your life? It is astounding how one event, one thought, one...

By Michele M. Rivers Murphy, Ed.D., CEI Research Associate Tend well the garden of your soul’…  Live strong with purpose and compassion’…...

By Nick Jones, CEI Intern The community is doing its best to create normalcy for students in Ferguson, MO, the St. Louis suburb that...

“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” John O’Donohue By Christine Mason, CEI...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Ferguson is a community of 21,000 people. It’s a city of 6 square miles, about 10 miles north of downtown...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. The study assessed the correlation between Harry Potter and empathy in two ways. In the first,...

By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director. How are you managing change in your school?  Is it systematic, orderly, incremental, step by...

By Ajeet Khalsa, Training Associate. The Conscious Parent authored by Shefali Tsabary describes how parents can become more mindful of...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Educators at every level of schooling’”from Pre-K to Higher Education’”benefit from including lessons...

Why Heart Beaming®? Heart Beaming is a positive thing for youth and adults to do. It is not expensive. It does not take hours of...

by Christine Mason. I believe my focus on compassion has led me on a path to encountering great minds, visionaries, and people committed...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Charles Loring Brace founded the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) in 1853 through his Orphan Train Movement....

by Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. ‘And that’s what ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ is all about — helping more of our young people stay on track,...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. “Our levels of gun violence are off the charts. There’s no advanced developed country on earth that would...

By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern From Kathleen Odean, a past chair of the prestigious Newbery Award Committee, comes recommendations for...

As CEI mourns the passing of Dr. Maya Angelou, we remain inspired by her passion, dedication, and life accomplishments. Here’s one of our...