Inner Education
Foundation

Trusted Programs & Approaches

A curated collection of programs and approaches we trust for use in education. The collection covers areas including social-emotional learning, mindfulness, attention, wellbeing, self-awareness and personal development. We help schools explore these options and identify what fits their goals, context and needs.

CASEL SELect

MindUP

A social-emotional learning (SEL) program grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience, aimed at developing self-regulation, attention, stress resilience, optimism, and prosocial behavior.

PreK–8USA
CASEL SELect

SEE Learning

A program for children and adolescents that expands SEL through attention, compassion, resilience, systems thinking, and ethical reasoning.

3–19 yearsUSA
CASEL SELect

Sanford Harmony

A school-based program for building relationship skills and social-emotional competencies through lessons and everyday interaction practices.

PreK–6USA
CASEL SELect

Second Step

A PreK–12 suite of SEL and "human skills" programs aimed at developing interaction skills, self-regulation, problem-solving, and school belonging.

PreK–12USA
CASEL
Promising

Lions Quest

A comprehensive K–12 SEL program featuring lessons, hands-on service projects, family resources, and school-wide support.

K–12USA
CASEL SELect

RULER

A schoolwide approach to developing emotional intelligence: the program teaches students to notice emotions in themselves and others, understand their causes and consequences, label them more precisely, express them appropriately depending on the situation, and manage them using effective strategies — and it embeds these skills into the school's everyday life.

PreK–12USA
Foundations
2+

Roots of Empathy / Seeds of Empathy

An experience-based empathy program: children learn to understand feelings and relationships by observing the development of an infant and its family.

3–13 yearsCanada
Russian Academy of Education review — no independent RCT

Developmental Environment (Razvivayushchaya Sreda)

The program aims to turn the conditions of the educational environment into real opportunities for children's personal development.

Preschool–grade 11Russia
Blueprints
Promising

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)

A multi-tiered, schoolwide system for preventing and reducing bullying at the school, classroom, and individual student levels.

K–12Norway
CASEL SELect

PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies)

A curriculum that develops emotional and social skills in younger students and helps reduce aggression and behavioral difficulties while improving classroom productivity.

PreK–6USA
CASEL SELect

Positive Action

A school-based program that helps children better understand and manage themselves, build relationships with others, and develop healthy habits — both physical and intellectual.

PreK–12USA
CASEL SELect

The Incredible Years — Classroom Dinosaur Child Program

A preventive social-emotional learning program for classroom use, built around engaging children through a dinosaur theme and life-size puppets.

3–8 yearsUSA
CASEL SELect

I Can Problem Solve (ICPS)

A universal, evidence-based social-emotional learning program aimed at developing interpersonal thinking and problem-solving skills in children ages 4–11.

4–11 yearsUSA
CASEL SELect

The 4Rs Program (Reading, Writing, Respect & Resolution)

A program that combines social-emotional learning with reading and writing skills: through children's literature, writing exercises, role-play, and discussion, it builds children's empathy, ability to form classroom relationships, and conflict-resolution skills.

PreK–5USA
Blueprints
Model

Coping Power

A preventive program for children in late elementary and early middle school, built on a cognitive-behavioral approach that engages not only the child but also their parents.

Grades 5–6USA
EASEL Lab/ Wallace Foundation

WINGS for Kids

A social-emotional learning program for the after-school setting, where skills aren't taught as a standalone lesson but are woven into everyday activities and adult-child interactions.

K–5USA
CASEL
Promising

Toolbox Project

A social-emotional learning curriculum for children built around 12 "tools" — simple practices that help children unlock abilities they already have for resilience, self-control, and empathy toward themselves and others.

PreK–6USA
CASEL SELect

Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices

A comprehensive social-emotional learning curriculum for preschool-age children, aimed at developing self-control, problem-solving skills, healthy decision-making, and emotional management.

3–6 yearsUSA
CASEL
Promising

Merrell's Strong Kids / Strong Start / Strong Teens

A series of short social-emotional learning courses spanning every grade level — from kindergarten through high school — focused on working with emotions, relationships, and stress.

PreK–12USA
CASEL
SEL-Supportive

Learning to BREATHE

A mindfulness program for teens built around five interconnected domains: emotional well-being, emotion regulation, attention and performance, prosocial behavior, and stress management.

TeensUSA

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