Written by Kevin Krim on the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Lulu and Leo Krim on October 25, 2012 Ask people what they fear most and they’ll describe variations on pain, embarrassment, or isolation. Ask parents and they’ll mostly say their greatest fear is losing their kids. “The worst…

Written by Marina Krim in honor of the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Lulu and Leo Krim on October 25, 2012 My little Leo, aged two, was an acorn collector. Have you ever thought about what that really means? …

Fall 2022 Newsletter OUR MISSION: Choose Creativity empowers children to develop into confident, resilient learners through an asset-based social and emotional learning curriculum. INSTRUCTORS TRAINED: 1,382 KIDS REACHED: 24,025 WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNER SITES: Watkins Mill Elementary School, Montgomery Village, MD, Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, Springfield, MO, Children’s Aid After-School…

INSTRUCTORS TRAINED: 1,250 KIDS REACHED: 20,099 — WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNER SITES: Fletcher Drive STEAM Magnet School, Los Angeles, CA; Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD; Children’s Aid Wagon Road Summer Camp, Chappaqua, NY Thanks to our supporters, we’ve hit an exciting milestone of reaching over 20,000 kids. Learn with Creative Confidence, our whole-school and after-school program, continues to build momentum. Our program puts a strong emphasis on building students’ belief ecology, or intrapersonal skills, which is overlooked in many traditional SEL programs used…

INSTRUCTORS TRAINED: 1,149 KIDS REACHED: 19,239 — WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNER SITES: Harbor Country Day School, NY; Baca/Dlo’ ay azhi Community School, NM; Van Bokkelen Elementary After-School, MD Have you noticed school districts and parents buzzing about social-emotional learning (SEL) recently? Choose Creativity has landed in the right space at the right time! SEL is an approach to learning that helps students develop healthy identities, manage emotions, and achieve personal and collective goals. In collaboration with Harvard’s EASEL…

INSTRUCTORS TRAINED: 988; KIDS REACHED: 18,086 WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNER SITES: Goddard Riverside, NYC, Student Success Network, NYC, Oak Park Unified After-School Program, CA, ASCAP National Offices (NY, LA, Nashville) We are gearing up for our most exciting summer and fall yet. We are so happy to see that…

As we all find ways to adapt to the challenges of the pandemic, we’re seeing the strength and resilience of the people around us. …

Dear Friends, We are in the midst of a global pandemic with enormous disruptions and risks to our families, friends, and communities. We want to go back to what we learned in those sad, stressful, scary months after Lulu and Leo died. The inspiration of their lives and the lessons…

We’re starting off 2020 with a focus on being inventive and resourceful, and hope you’re using the Principles in your life as well! There are a lot of exciting things happening at the Fund and we wanted to give you a brief update. In January, we led a second workshop…