Happiness

What makes us happy?

Fresh and Fly: Denver Rapper Teaches Kids to Be Gardeners Not Gangstas

posted Jan 28, 2014

For Ietef "DJ Cavem" Vita, HIP HOP is not just a form of music, it's a way of life—one he's using to teach kids about cultivating the earth and eating fresh veggies.

Art for the Sky

posted Nov 18, 2013

Daniel Dancer's Art For the Sky is a unique, team building activity for schools and special events that helps dissolve boundaries that often exist in our daily lives. These enchanting creations are a whole-body way of stimulating our imagination to see the elusive "big picture" and help us understand our interconnection with one another and all life.

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude

posted Nov 18, 2013

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude Poster for November Newsletter.

And the Next Day, I Teach

posted Oct 21, 2013

What calls Aletha Fields, English teacher at Iroquois High School in Louisville, Kentucky, to continue to teach each and every day? Friends, family, mentors, students, faith, and care for one's self.

Fried Onions, Feather Beds, and Intro to Chinese

posted Apr 15, 2013

Here's a typical day at Brooklyn Free School.

Visual Learning: Out of Character

posted Apr 15, 2013

This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about the intersection of handwriting and digital typeface and the fate of cursive writing around the world.

Free to Be Me

by Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer

posted Apr 15, 2013

Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer knew she found her place to teach when she walked through the doors of Brooklyn Free School three years ago. See how Gia and BFS honor children's rights to be themselves and become the happy, healthy, and independent thinking people they are meant to be. This is Gia's Story.

Research on the Politics of Meditation Points to Deeper Truths

by Richard Schiffman

posted Mar 11, 2013

Psychologists recently conducted a study that found that meditation may make you more liberal, at least in the short-term. Richard Schiffman argues that the politics of true spirituality are more about balance than support for any one side.

Animal Odd Couples

posted Dec 21, 2012

Are animals capable of feeling emotions? PBS Nature shares evidence that humans are not the only ones on the planet who cares, loves, and empathizes. Meet five animal odd couples.

What Climate-Driven Hurricane Sandy Teaches about Cooperation

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Nov 01, 2012

It’s 3 a.m. and the wind’s howling. Do you know your neighbors?

The Power of Introverts

posted Oct 12, 2012

Does society favor extroverts over introverts? In this TEDTalk, social psychologist Susan Cain takes us into an introvert's world, and shares why being quiet and contemplative should be acknowledged and celebrated.

Visual Learning: Gauze for Concern

posted Sep 17, 2012

This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about the foreclosure crisis in this country and what it might feel like to lose your home.

Spring 2012 College Winner Willis Reed

by Willis Reed

posted Jun 12, 2012

Willis Reed is a student at Edmonds Community College and a member of the King County Explorer Search and Rescue. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Willis's essay about brotherhood forged around the dinner table.

Spring 2012 Middle School Winner Kate LeBlanc

by Kate LeBlanc

posted Jun 12, 2012

Kate LeBlanc is a seventh grade student at Metro Montessori Middle School in Portland, Oregon. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Kate's essay about lessons learned at the table.

Spring 2012 Powerful Voice Winner Hanna Walker

by Hanna Walker

posted Jun 12, 2012

Hanna Walker is an eighth grade student at Cowles Montessori in Des Moines, Iowa. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Hanna's essay about how the dinner table brings together more than just people.