GIVING THANKS A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Community
As we gather around warm meals and familiar faces this Thanksgiving, WISE ED pauses to reflect on a year that has been nothing short of extraordinary. 2025 has been a season of growth, connection, and purpose for our community. From expanding our learning initiatives to welcoming new students, mentors, and partners, WISE ED has continued to evolve into a vibrant ecosystem where everyone can learn, lead, and belong. As we look back on this year, one theme rises above all other
Why Love is a Necessary Factor to Create Peace
By Michael Brant - President of WISE-ED Introduction – the Problem There have been many efforts to create peace in modern times, but our world remains a place of conflict, tensions, and wars declared and undeclared, disguised, unconventional, unrestricted. When one situation seems to be settled, several new situations arise, like weeds in a garden. These have the common roots of ambition for power and wealth, greed, fear, vengeance, desperation, and frustrat
Mastering Self-Management & Executive Function: The Hidden Keys to Uncommon Success
Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another. Success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not just about intelligence,...
Peace Through SEL: How Social-Emotional Learning Builds a More Compassionate World
“There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.” – Mahatma Gandhi In a world strained by conflict, division, and scarcity, peace can feel...
The Global Sandbox/ We Can Get Along
Firstly, our world has truly become a global village, yet far from becoming a harmonious family. Some are physically strong, while some...
HOW TO: How Co-Regulation is the Foundation for Self-Regulation: The Science of Healing Together
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected, and often dysregulated world, emotional self-regulation isn’t just a soft skill—it’s essential...
Affective Social Education/ Lovology: The Only Sustainable Future
Love and compassion are not learned in a vacuum, but rather by acting upon them, and so the education is applied to concrete social...
HOW TO: How to Be Happy — 5 Simple Steps to a More Joyful Life
Research shows that strong relationships are the #1 predictor of long-term happiness . Spend time with friends and family, even...
WISE-ED Report: The Global Impact of Day of Play – A Vision for Peace Through Play
Our vision— Play for Peace —is grounded in the belief that play transcends language, politics, and fear. Around the world, the Day of...
Teacher Care, A Fulcrum for Excellent and Equitable Education
Abstract: Institutional education policies and reforms come, go, and change, yet the teacher’s societal role transcends these phases. ...
