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CI in Rochester Business Journal

Today in Rochester Business Journal, an article was published entitled, "Building Emotional Skills To Ensure Students’ Success as Adults." Elizabeth Devaney, Children Institute's Director of Whole Child Connection, was interviewed for the piece. She provided many quotes for the article that helped define and underline the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

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1 October 2024
A Message From Our Interim Executive Director - October 2024

“The more things change, the more they stay the same…” I rejoined Children’s Institute as Interim Executive Director in March of this year, returning after previously serving 8+ years as Director of Finance & Operations. I was struck with the fact that while in the middle of significant changes, Children’s Institute — CI — demonstrates the same values and goals as we have held for over 60 years.

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3 September 2024
NEW Resources for Schools!

Two exciting new resources have been developed for schools to use!

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What's Great in Our State: New York State (NYS)

Each year, Primary Project programs in New York State (NYS) complete an end of the year survey, including their own program highlights. Read about program successes here.

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22 August 2024
From the Playroom Intro - September 2024

May this year be a wonderful journey filled with new learning, along with opportunities for growth along the way.

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6 August 2024
Congratulations to our Primary Project 2023-24 Nationally Certified Schools

Congratulations to our 2023-24 Primary Project Nationally Certified Schools

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Ashellee Toweh accepted to Forward Promise Fellowship

CI is thrilled to announce that staff member Ashellee Toweh has been accepted into the Forward Promise Fellowship!

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15 July 2024
Rochester Area Parent Program Research Article Published on Changeover from In-person to Online Parenting Classes

In collaboration with the Chicago Parent Program authors, RAPP wrote a research article about the first two years of ezParent in RAPP.

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Celebrating Freedom: Juneteenth

In honor of Juneteenth, here are some words and resources from Earl Greene, our Director of Racial & Social Justice.

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Diane Trentini featured in April 2024 RES Magazine

CI's Director of Organizational Transformation, Diane Trentini, is being featured in this month's 'Rochester Engineer' magazine, published by the Rochester Engineering Society.

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