Student Social-emotional Development & Well-being

Announcing a New Resource for Educators: Greater Good in Education

By Vicki Zakrzewski | February 26, 2020

Find research-based practices for kinder, happier schools on our new Greater Good in Education website.

By Amy L. Eva | September 12, 2017

Here are four simple techniques for “self-distancing,” a research-tested way to break cycles of rumination and recrimination.

By Jeanette van der Lee | June 2, 2017

The professors behind NYU’s "Science of Happiness" course explain how to flourish in life—no matter how old you are. 

By Jason Marsh | December 14, 2016

Five science-based strategies for the holidays (and the rest of the year).

By Jill Halpern | October 25, 2016

One educator shares tales of teaching life lessons to her students, alongside integrals and exponentials.

By James Baraz, Michele Lilyanna | October 10, 2016

These research-based practices can help kids (and adults) foster authentic happiness.

By Ilona Boniwell | October 6, 2016

We can teach students crucial skills of well-being without overhauling the curriculum, Ilona Boniwell explains. 

By Shuka Kalantari | June 29, 2016

One Berkeley preschool is baking empathy into its curriculum—and for good reason.