Melissa Tassoni

Melissa Tassoni
Melissa Tassoni works in the Marketing & Communications department of The Shipley School, where she writes about Positive Education, shares tips and resources related to parenting, and highlights exceptional teaching at Shipley and beyond.

Recent Posts

Five Ways to Celebrate World Gratitude Day with Your Family

Posted by Melissa Tassoni on Sep 21, 2020 6:00:00 AM

September 21, 2020 is World Gratitude Day, and we’d like you and the children in your life to join in the celebration with us! One of the 24 character strengths that make up the backbone of Shipley’s positive education framework, gratitude can be a powerful tool to help you flourish. Research indicates there are both emotional and physical health benefits when gratitude is practiced regularly, including: increased happiness, improved sleep and physical health, a more optimistic outlook, increased meaning and life satisfaction, stronger relationships, and greater success.

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Topics: mindfulness, positive education, PERMA, positive psychology

Grace for the Eating: Increase Your Family’s Well-Being by Starting A Daily Gratitude Practice this Thanksgiving

Posted by Melissa Tassoni on Nov 27, 2019 6:00:00 AM

At Shipley, we spend the month of November giving special focus to the second half of our motto: Courage for the Deed; Grace for the Doing. Giving to others and giving thanks are hallmarks of this time of year, and they are undoubtedly acts of grace.

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Topics: positive education

75 Books for Social Emotional Learning

Posted by Melissa Tassoni on Nov 14, 2019 3:57:40 PM

Research shows that Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs like Shipley’s Social, Emotional, Ethical Development (SEED) program can positively impact children’s mental health, social skills, and academic performance. (Taylor, Rebecca D., et al. “Promoting Positive Youth Development Through School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Effects.” Society for Research in Child Development, Inc., 2017, https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12864.) That’s why we devote class time in each grade to this important subject area. In Shipley’s Lower School SEED classes, teacher Betsy Leschinsky (“Mrs. L,” as her students affectionately call her) uses storybooks to anchor her lessons. 

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Topics: SEED, social emotional learning, Winter 2017, positive education

10 Things You Should Know about Character Strengths

Posted by Melissa Tassoni on Sep 19, 2019 3:00:00 PM

Character strengths are integral to the science of Positive Psychology and are an important component of The Shipley School’s Positive Education framework. As part of Shipley’s commitment to Positive Education and the well-being of our entire school community, we celebrate a different character strength each month of the school year. So, what are character strengths and why are they important? Here are 10 things we think you should know about character strengths and how they can help all of us (students, teachers, and parents) to flourish.

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Topics: positive education

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