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Scarlett Lewis provides A Solution to the Federal School Safety Commission- read her speech below. SEL = Safer Schools
Thank you for the opportunity to offer a solution to the violence we are experiencing in our schools today. My name is Scarlett Lewis and I am the mother of Jesse McCord Lewis who was a victim of the Sandy Hook School shooting. I am also the proud mother of JT Lewis....
A Mother’s Quest to Keep her Child Safe
Be Part of the Solution By Sarah Stabile May 12, 2018 “Love is the only thing that can transcend what is going on here now and we all have the ability to choose love. Love is the ultimate solution.” - Scarlett Lewis on Choosing Love (Be Part of the Solution video)...
Scarlett Discusses How to Prevent Another School Shooting
On April 28 for THINK! America Radio, Scarlett & @TerryGilberg discuss how to prevent another #schoolshooting (Interview begins 20:25)
South Kingstown, RI Teacher of the Year – Karen Murphy
Karen Murphy Named Teacher of the Year in South Kingstown RI We are thrilled to announce our Choose Love Ambassador, Karen Murphy, has been selected as Teacher of the Year in South Kingstown, RI. Murphy is a Health and Physical Education teacher at South Kingstown...
“Be Part of the Solution Video”
Check out the "Be Part of the Solution" video by David Murphy Producer at Core-Visual, featuring Scarlett Lewis, whose youngest son Jesse was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Rather than let her personal tragedy manifest as hatred toward her son's...
Choose Love Q&A: Practical Advice from the Field
Q&A: Practical Advice from the Field with Scarlett Lewis (Jesse Lewis Choose Love Founder) and Lieutenant General, Marty Steele (Jesse Lewis Choose Love Chairman of the Board) as featured CASEL’s April Newsletter. CASEL = Collaborative for Academic Social...
Compassion in Action
“One way to help combat school violence is by equipping students with social and emotional learning skills and tools,” said Scarlett Lewis. Her free Choose Love Enrichment Program focuses on teaching students SEL skills such as self-awareness,...
Scarlett Lewis Honored with Women of Distinction Award
Scarlett Lewis Honored with Women of Distinction Award By Jan Pierret The YWCA Darien/Norwalk selected Scarlett Lewis as a recipient for the 2018 Women of Distinction Awards. The award recognizes women who have made significant and unique contributions that...
Mother of Sandy Hook victim shares message in New Hampshire
Scarlett Lewis’ message is fostered by three words her first-grader had written on a chalkboard in their house before the tragedy. “'Nurturing, healing, love.' And those words aren’t something that a 6-year old would normally say,” Lewis said in an interview with WMUR...
Uncas Students Learning to Choose Love
On Tuesday, March 27, Scarlett Lewis and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited classrooms at Uncas Elementary School in Norwich, CT to observe children and teachers engaging in the Choose Love Enrichment Program, a free social and emotional learning program...
