Programs & Professional Development

Choose Love programs have been designed BY educators FOR educators, and most instructors of these programs will agree that it is fun and rewarding to learn alongside the students as each lesson is taught. No formal program training is required; you can immediately begin teaching the lessons.

However, we do offer the following additional support options:

Self-Directed Program

Includes the Core Choose Love Curriculum
With access to lesson plans, links, supporting materials
Web-guided directions to content and distribution
Free online training available

No Cost

5 out of 5 recommended

Professional Development Workshops

Choose Love Kickoff Keynote
Inspirational Workshop with Scarlett
Implementations & Best Practices
Behavior Guidance Training
Foundations of Choosing Love
Masterclass Series: Four workshops prior to starting each new pillar
Includes prep and follow-up to customize the workshop to your environment

$3,500 – $8,000

per workshop

Champion Support Program

Complete ongoing collaborative support from Choose Love Nurturers
Kick-off meeting with your Champion team, plus four check-ins for support at the start of each pillar
Culture development practices customized to lift Sideliners to Frontliners in your environment
Validated measurement & reporting pre-post for your team and students

$4-$10

Student Per Year

$1,500 Minimum

Professional Development Workshops

Implementation & Best Practices

Summary:

For schools looking to align their teams in the rollout of the Choose Love curriculum. A deep-dive, hands-on experience where participants learn how to best use the Choose Love curriculum and will be able to implement the lessons immediately.

Outcomes:

A step-by-step experiential journey through the curriculum and the Choose Love Formula Pillars.
Overview of lesson breakdown, best implementation practices and a demonstration of a Choose Love lesson.
Learn how the Choose Love Formula grows developmentally with each grade level.
Review of scope and sequence charts to assist in customizing a plan to implement Choose Love programming utilizing SMART goals.

Workshop Duration:

Virtual Session: 90 minutes
In-Person Session: 90-120 minutes

Foundations of Choosing Love

Summary:

Through an “experiential” exploration of the foundational components of the Choose Love Formula, including Post Traumatic Growth, Mindfulness, Growth Mindset, Positive Intelligence, and Neuroscience, workshop participants will fortify their own social and emotional well-being.

Outcomes:

Fun and connection through shared learning and community building.
Enhances personal mental well-being and professional sustainability through mindfulness/mental fitness and self-care practices.
Complementary strategies in fun and creative ways that can be used in the classroom.
Learn to integrate Choose Love CSED practices into personal and professional life.

Workshop Duration:

Virtual Session: 90 minutes
In-Person Session: 90-120 minutes

Behavior Guidance Training

Summary:

Guiding students' social-emotional development is not an "add-on" but a mission-critical aspect of teaching. In this transformative workshop, educators will learn how to lead from the heart and become role models for their students' cognitive, social, and emotional growth. By understanding the interconnectedness of peak intellectual performance with social, emotional, and physical well-being, participants will gain the tools to support the whole child.

Outcomes:

Educators learn to guide students'behavior by addressing their cognitive, social, and emotional needs
Participants discover the limitations of outdated behavior "management" methods and the importance of a heart-centered approach
Enhances professional resilience by providing effective strategies for guiding students' development
Engaging and interactive workshop that empowers educators to create a positive classroom environment conducive to learning and growth
Based in and linked with the philosophy and principles of the CHOOSE LOVE ingredients

Workshop Duration:

Virtual Session: 90 minutes each
In-Person Session: 90-120 minutes each

Master Class Series - Ongoing Coaching for Educators

Summary:

Nurture and support the wellbeing of your school staff through an “experiential” exploration of principles, practices and implementation ideas for each of the Choose Love Formula character pillars: Courage, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action.

Each workshop (4 total) is designed to be facilitated quarterly throughout the school year.

Outcomes:

Build support and momentum for Choose Love programming.
Enhance educators’ well-being through self-regulation techniques and strategies.
Cultivate connections amongst school staff through intentional community building.
Engage educators with strategies they use in their classrooms.

Workshop Duration:

Virtual Session: 4 workshops*, 90 minutes each
In-Person Session: 4 workshops*, 90-120 minutes each

*Recommended quarterly. Can be combined depending on availability.

Scarlett Lewis Keynote

Hear the inspirational story that started the movement.

Summary:

Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, champions love, resilience, forgiveness, and connection in schools and communities. Their no-cost Character Social Emotional Development programs (CSED) teach essential life skills, empowering educators and students to Choose Love in any situation. This session equips participants with the transformative Choose Love Formula, enabling them to integrate social-emotional practices into classrooms and communities. By fostering positive learning environments, this proactive approach addresses the diverse needs of students and transforms lives.

Outcomes:

Participants will understand the Choose Love Formula, why it was created, what it includes, and how to apply it in the classroom.
Participants will be able to apply and implement simple practices in their daily lives to combat fatigue and anxiety, restore their vitality, and help them feel more emotionally and mentally empowered.
Participants will understand how they can take back their personal power and thoughtfully respond to challenges by choosing love.

Workshop Duration:

Virtual Session: 90 minutes
In-Person Session: 90-120 minutes

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Packages & Custom Workshops Available!

Kickoff Keynote Sessions with Scarlett Lewis

What better way to kickoff the Choose Love For Schools™ program than with Scarlett, herself? Scarlett will share her inspirational story and the powerful data that supports Choose Love programming in a way that will unite, excite and motivate staff, parents, and anyone else to begin teaching Choose Love!

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Meet Our Certified Trainers

Choose Love Program Director, NH; Certified Trainer
Shannon Desilets

Choose Love Program Director, NH; Certified Trainer

Shannon Desilets

Shannon’s journey is an example of when one’s passion and purpose come together. At her core is the desire to help others. Shannon’s expertise in brain-based trauma therapy is what first introduced her to the Choose Love Movement, as she has provided therapy to the Newtown/Sandy Hook CT community for the last 10 years. She has been an instructor of this specialized therapy (MNRI), teaching and providing therapy worldwide. With a strong desire to work to bring the Choose Love Movement to her son’s school in NH, she became a Choose Love Ambassador, but things didn’t stop there.

Shannon was appointed by and has worked directly out of the office of Governor Chris Sununu since August of 2018 Since this time, she has led the nation through the efforts and example being set by the state of NH, utilizing this Character Social Emotional Development lifespan program. She is a pivotal member of the School Safety Preparedness Taskforce, working directly with Homeland Security. Further, under her direction, New Hampshire has become the first in the nation to launch Choose Love for Caregivers (designed for foster parents and workers in the field), as well as Choose Love for Corrections. She provides workshops for every division within the Department of Safety and various other state departments.

Shannon is a published author for STRIVE magazine, sharing what NH has made happen with the Choose Love Movement. Shannon also leads the Choose Love Youth and College level Ambassadors. In addition, she serves as the Choose Love liaison for governmental departments nationwide.

Her heart shines when bringing the Choose Love Movement forward, and she is fueled to bring this to all!

Email:shannon.m.desilets at nh.gov

Certified Trainer

Aleshia Fleming

Aleshia Fleming has dedicated herself to educating students in Texas for 24 years. She is currently a school counselor at Hillsboro Intermediate School in Hillsboro, Texas.

Aleshia became a Choose Love Ambassador for the state of Texas in 2020 and has spread the message of Choosing Love with many educators and families. She has had the opportunity to lead the movement in her own district since 2018. Aleshia has presented throughout the state of Texas to educators and administrators sharing the impact Choose Love can make in schools, communities, and homes. She is also a facilitator for the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation and hopes to help spread Jesse’s message of Nurturing, Healing, Love.

Email:aleshia at jesselewischooselove.org

Certified Trainer

Shae Owens

Shae Owens has a BS in Elementary Education and a MS in School Counseling. She has been an educator for almost 30 years serving Texas schools as an elementary school teacher and counselor. She is currently the school counselor at Hillsboro Elementary School in Hillsboro, Texas. Hillsboro ISD has been implementing Choose Love for Schools since 2018, and since that time Shae has experienced the many positive ways that Choose Love has transformed campus culture for both students and staff.

Shae was recruited by Jesse as a Choose Love Ambassador for the state of Texas in 2020, and has had the opportunity to connect with educators throughout the state by presenting at conferences and workshops at the district, region, and state levels to introduce them to the Choose Love Movement. She is passionate about sharing the Choose Love message and believes Choose Love should be part of ALL campuses and communities. Shae is excited to be part of the team of Choose Love workshop facilitators and looks forward to helping Choose Love GROW throughout not only Texas, but across the nation, by assisting other educators with implementing Choose Love for Schools at the campus and district levels.

Email:shae at jesselewischooselove.org

Certified Trainer

Rick Rood

Rick Rood has been on the front lines of Education for nearly 30 years, working directly with children and front-line staff. With degrees in Education, Afterschool Care, and Applied Mathematics, Rick is a student of the thought leader movement, distilling lessons from master teachers like Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, and Brendon Burchard – giving them practical application to education professionals. Participants have described his workshops as “fascinating” and “life-changing.”

Rick is a classroom teacher, and in the past he has run afterschool programs, taught music, computer programming, and youth leadership workshops. Rick is a contributor to “Youth Today!” and is the author of “Games Teachers Play Before the Bell Rings”. Rick is a Certified High Performance Coach^TM and works privately and in groups with education professionals to help them achieve higher levels of performance in their work and personal lives.

Rick is the driving force behind Transforming Teachers, Transforming Education, an organization rooted in the Positive Youth Development philosophy dedicated to training and inspiring youth-serving professionals. Through Transforming Teachers, Rick has delivered workshops and keynotes to thousands of education professionals, helping teachers transform their “inner game” of teaching to better serve youth, children, and families.

Rick and his team created the Beyond School Time Conference for Out-of-School-Time Professionals in 2018 as a way for California’s OST Professionals to connect, learn, and gather inspiration.

Email:rick at jesselewischooselove.org