Linda Lantieri to Visit Barrington

Interview by lisa stamos

n April 4, lindA lAntieri, author of Building Emotional Intelligence, will speak at 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium. She is hosted

by The district 220 educational Foundation, ptO presidents Council, and Quintessential Barrington. lantieri will speak on one of the most widely-dis-cussed topics in education today.

Fulbright Scholar, keynote speaker, and interna-tionally known expert in social and emotional learning (Sel) and conflict resolution, lantieri serves as direc-tor of The Inner Resilience Program, co-founder of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (rCCp) and is one of the founding board members of the Collabora-tive for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASel).

With more than 40 years of experience in educa-tion as a teacher and director of a middle school in east Harlem, and faculty member at Hunter College in new York City, lantieri has shown a lifetime of com-mitment to enriching the daily lives of adults and chil-dren alike. She is the coauthor of Waging Peace in Our Schools, editor of Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the In-ner Lives of Children and Teachers and author of Build-ing Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children.

An educator responds The Inner Resilience Program was established in the

spring of 2002 in response to the effects that the events

of September 11, 2001 had on new York City teach-

ers, guidance counselors, administrators, students, and

parents. The Inner Resilience Programs (IRP) mission

is to cultivate the inner lives of students, teachers and

schools by integrating social and emotional learning

with contemplative practice. Several schools in new

York City, Youngstown, and Warren, Ohio, South Bur-

lington, Vt. and Madrid, Spain are implementing The

Inner Resilience Program. irp has served over 5,000

educators, 1,500 parents and 70,000 students since it

began in 2002.

in her latest book, Building Emotional Intelligence,

lantieri addresses the question raised around what is

Pioneering Educator to Present on Social and Emotional Learning

most important piece in a childs education. Beyond

math, science and grammar, lantieri makes the case

for an essential in todays world: cultivating inner resil-

iency. She offers a breakthrough guide for helping chil-

dren quiet their minds, calm their bodies, and iden-

tify and manage their emotions. The book includes a

Cd with exercises presented by daniel Goldman, co-

founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and

emotional learning (CASel) and author of the best-

selling book, Emotional Intelligence. We need a new vision of education that includes

the mind and the heart, lantieri said. Her book in-cludes easy-to-use scripts and step-by-step instruc-tions for parents, teachers and caregivers to help build invaluable tools for children, ones that create inner strength, emotional preparedness, and resiliency.

We need a new vision of education that includes the mind

and the heart.

OppOSite pAGe: The Barrington

220 PTO Presidents Council

Speakers Committee, pictured here

at Barrington High School, is com-

prised of all of the PTO presidents.

The group identifies resources, in-

cluding prominent speakers whose

subject expertise supports the Dis-

trict 220 Strategic Plan. In front,

from left: Sue Randall, Barb Karon

(co-chairwomen of the committee)

and Terri Longo for Prairie Middle

School. In back, from left: Kelly

Henry for Countryside Elementary

School; Joann Robbins for Station

Middle School; and Lori Madi-

son for Countryside Elementary

School. Not pictured: Lisa Nelson

for Barrington High School, and

Sue Padula, chairwoman of the

PTO Presidents Council.

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