Working for Beauty, Compassion, and Innovation in our Schools

There is no time in our schools for beauty, compassion, and innovation.  What makes us human – our desire for freedom, creativity, and love – is being pushed out of the way by teaching practices that are being strangled by excessive rules and regulations.  Educators are finding less time to teach the arts, music, and creativity in the classroom.  Instead of teaching our children to be intuitive, critical thinkers we are developing students that are only able to regurgitate facts.  SWIVL works with parents, teachers, and school officials to develop classrooms that integrate state standards with a compassionate, humane educational environment.   One SWIVL initiative is the Brisenia Flores Memorial Award.   This initiative encourages a civil, compassionate teaching and learning environment where children increase their capacity to be responsible, resilient students.