SEL and Student Well-Being Newsletter
Smart Hearts
Welcome readers! In our many conversations with educators, parents and those who work in youth agencies, we often share the latest updates that might be relevant to their needs.
FAQs
How can I find Smart Hearts newsletter issues about SEL, HRV, or student mental health?
Smart Hearts is organized by volume and date, from Volume 1 (November 2023) to Volume 7 (May 2025). Each issue has its own page with sections such as articles, featured research, activities, educator videos and what’s trending. To find a topic such as SEL, HRV or student mental health, scan the headlines listed under each volume on the archive page, or use the site search. Subscribers receive new issues by email.
Does Smart Hearts include education research as well as classroom and family resources?
Yes. Each Smart Hearts issue mixes research with practical resources. Issues have included featured research, such as a study of HRV and self-regulation in elementary students and research on emWave Pro and brain connectivity, alongside educator stories, school program articles and hands-on activities for families and classrooms, such as the Heart Ball appreciation game. The newsletter is written for educators, parents and people who work in youth agencies.
Are individual Smart Hearts issues available as standalone pages or archives?
Yes. Each Smart Hearts issue has its own web page, organized by date, such as heartmath.org/newsletter/education/2023-11/ for Volume 1 and /2025-02/ for Volume 6. Each issue page links back to the full archive. The archive page lists every volume from November 2023 onward, and readers can subscribe to receive new issues by email along with free subscriber downloads.
How can educators use the Smart Hearts archive as a resource for professional learning?
Educators can use Smart Hearts as a short, ready-made resource for staff meetings, SEL teams and personal learning. Featured research summaries support discussion of the evidence, educator stories and school program articles show practical implementation, and classroom activities can be tried right away. Reviewing one issue a quarter, discussing it as a team and testing one activity is a simple way to build a professional-learning routine.