Child Protection League sent the following letter to nonpublic schools in Minnesota. If you are associated with a nonpublic school, consider asking the administrator if he/she received the information. If they did not, send us their contact information and we will forward the letter on to them.
If they did receive the information, [Read More]
Child Protection League (CPL) had the honor of being asked to author an article about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for the Spring 2023 issue of the Christian publication RenewaNation Magazine. RenewaNation is a highly influential national organization that [Read More]
June 7, 2023
New Website Design
First, we have a fresh, new look! We have a brand-new website that is easier to navigate and find information.
The new design aligns with our updated mission statement:
CPL promotes the welfare of children and protects them from exploitation, indoctrination, and violence. We educate citizens on issues that protect or threaten the safety of [Read More]
Dear Child Protection League Friends,
Child Protection League actively fundraises twice a year with a mailed letter highlighting our work, activities, goals, things to watch for and future objectives. Those who receive it consistently find it an extremely effective summary of our work, and something they wish to share with others.
However, since [Read More]
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is widely used in public schools and is now infiltrating private schools, including Christian schools. This article will examine the suitability of SEL in any school, and especially in Christian schools. But first we need to understand what SEL is. It is defined, at least in theory, in a recent article in Education Week, 2023, [Read More]
One of the buzzwords sprinkled throughout curriculum guides and course descriptions for children of all ages is mindfulness.
Mindfulness is a foundational component of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and has not attracted the public scrutiny it deserves. Therefore, parents are largely in the dark as to what it is.
Mindfulness is one of many SEL [Read More]
In July of 2020, Klaus Schwab launched his book, Covid-19; The Great Reset. He wrote of a planned economy and centrally managed world where ‘you will own nothing, and you will be happy.’ Except by ‘you’…he means you, your kids, and the rest of the world…not himself…not the ‘elites.’
The ‘elites’ would still [Read More]
October 30, 2022
By Luke Oakes (Milaca, MN)
My 8th grader came home from the Milaca Public Schools in Minnesota and told me that in his English class, the new student counselor was given the entire hour to teach the class about “MINDFULNESS” that is part of the new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. This counselor is scheduled to continue teaching this [Read More]
February 22, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Education held its annual Safe and Supportive Schools Conference on January 25th, 2017. The conference is for Minnesota educators, school support staff, parents, student leaders and education stakeholders. The primary focus of the conference was Social Emotional Learning (SEL). SEL is the most recent, aggressively marketed educational strategy for transforming the attitudes, values and [Read More]