Culver City, CA

Echo Horizon School uses The Aerin Project to spread joy and empathy throughout its community, while also teaching students the important, fundamental skill of letter writing.

Los Angeles, CA

Each year Windward School asks its graduating seniors to write encouraging letters to their classmates—much in the way Aerin did—to spread messages of friendship, support and joy. The letters can be read immediately, and also after they have parted ways for college and beyond.

Whitefish, MT

The Aerin Project will be woven into the Skola’s experiential, community-centered curriculum, giving students a chance to practice compassion and to build social-emotional skills while connecting to the enduring spirit of Aerin’s letters.

Dallas, TX

United to Learn unites schools and the community to accelerate student achievement and develop purposeful leaders across Dallas. “By closing opportunity gaps in Dallas ISD elementary schools, we’re fueling the potential of students and empowering our city to grow stronger, together.”

Whitefish, MT

At Whitefish Christian Academy the educational model seeks to form the whole child in mind, body and soul, to cultivate wise and virtuous young men and women who contribute meaningfully to their local and global communities.

Santa Monica, CA

Founded in 1939, Carlthorp School is the oldest independent elementary school in Santa Monica, California. Carlthorp provides a strong academic foundation in a diverse and nurturing school community that emphasizes respectful values, responsible work habits, and excellence in order to prepare our students to achieve their highest potential in education and life.

New York, NY

Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in a beautiful six-story building, The Studio School utilizes an educational program that emphasizes the interplay of the intellect and the emotions, and is diverse and inclusive. The Studio School educates the hearts and minds of children, while also nurturing the unfolding of their authentic spirit and character.

La Cañada Flintridge, CA

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy educates young women in grades 9-12 for a life of faith, integrity, and truth. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy recognizes the interdependence of physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, and environmental health, and their benefits for learning.

Durham, NC

Maggie Sellers, founder of Hotsmartrich, a female empowerment media and investing platform, spoke at Duke University Women’s Leadership Lab, teaching "soft skills" like confidence, resilience, and navigating ambiguity to empower future female leaders. She asked students to write letters to each other using The Aerin Project’s prompt “open when you feel misunderstood.“

Dobbs Ferry, NY

The Masters School celebrates active participation, deep understanding, and meaningful connection. A community of diverse individuals, we gather to learn, to strive, to dare, to do — to be a power for good in the world. Our students achieve academic excellence not only because of our talented, creative and caring faculty, but also because the Masters community emphasizes inclusion and belonging.

Beverly Hills, CA

Hillel provides students with an educational program that integrates values-based Jewish education and a love of Torah learning with a rigorous and dynamic general studies curriculum. The focus is on the full and balanced development of each child in an environment that is supportive of their aspirations and potential.

Chatsworth, CA

Sierra Canyon School is a private, independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 located in Chatsworth, California. Students are empowered to realize their greatest creative, ethical, intellectual and physical promise through small class sizes, a diverse student-teacher culture and a family-like environment.

Jacksonville, FL

A group of homeschooling families in Jacksonville, Florida have embraced The Aerin Project as a way to enhance their children’s learning experiences while building supportive relationships within their community. Through collaborative events and shared storytelling, the Jacksonville homeschooling community is helping bring The Aerin Project’s mission to life.

Los Angeles, CA

Guided by values such as academic inquiry and critical thinking, empathetic dialogue and discourse, and wellness, joy, and self actualization, Shalhevet leads the way in preparing its students to live meaningful, confident, and thoughtful Modern Orthodox lives - by empowering them to discover their passions, grow as individuals, and contribute to our community and the world at large.

Pasadena, CA

“Imagery, sensory language, arguments, ideas, and verse form itself can lead poetry toward power and discovery. This pursuit can reach from the page into one's own life. We will work hard together on poems, our own and one another's.”

Pasadena, CA

Westridge School fosters an environment where students feel comfortable being themselves. We are leading with our core value of inclusion; facilitating close relationships between faculty and students; and investing time and resources into social emotional learning and a team of student support specialists.

Malibu, CA

Selective in enrollment and committed to the highest academic standards, Pepperdine University exists to prepare students of diverse economic, social, ethnic, and religious backgrounds to become moral and intellectual leaders and to challenge them to value service above material success.

Los Angeles, CA

United in Harmony serves children ages 7 to 12 experiencing poverty in Los Angeles and the surrounding counties. We partner with Title I schools, transitional housing shelters, and other community-based organizations to directly bring in campers from diverse areas of need.

Palo Alto, CA

St. Elizabeth Seton School believes in educating the whole child through intentionally forming students in the Catholic faith and providing a rich and challenging curriculum. We are committed to working in partnership with parents, students, teachers, and staff to ensure each and every child receives the highest quality Catholic education.

Torrance, CA

West High is committed to providing all students the opportunity to engage in a meaningful and caring environment; supporting them in developing curiosity, becoming risk-takers and critical thinkers, and ultimately preparing them to exit our doors at graduation to compete and positively contribute in a global society. 

Fayetteville, GA

Rising Starr’s chapter of The Beta Club, the largest educational organization in the country dedicated to service, partnered with The Aerin Project to spread kindness to its school community. Rising Starr Middle School fosters an environment that builds confident life-long learners, empowers individuals to achieve excellence; and prepares students to become responsible global citizens.

Beverly Hills, CA

Beverly Hills High School is more than a school, it’s a cornerstone of the Beverly Hills community and a launching pad for young minds with extraordinary potential. Here, academic rigor meets real-world preparation. From advanced coursework and college pathways to creative expression and civic leadership, our students are not just learning, they are preparing to shape the future.

Los Angeles, CA

At USC School of Dramatic Arts, our students develop as compassionate human beings and learn to use their storytelling powers to help address our world’s most pressing problems. We have a deep commitment to using the tools of the dramatic arts to create powerful, transformative stories that have the potential to change the world.

Atherton, CA

Faith. Leadership. Service. Collaboration. Self-discovery. Woven throughout the curriculum and our principles of community, these are also the very characteristics that define our campus life. Handed down from founder St. Madeleine Sophie, our directive is clear: to ensure a safe and welcoming campus, where a healthy balance between school and personal life is promoted, and where each person is valued, cared for, and respected. 

Bellevue, WA

Eton School is an independent school where students are curious to learn, and all learners are embraced. From the young three-year-olds in Pre-elementary to eighth grade, the love of learning abounds, and leadership develops.

Los Angeles, CA

Milken is a private day school in Los Angeles committed to incorporating Jewish values in a rigorous, college preparatory education for children in grades 6–12. We are a national leader in high-impact learning that puts students on a path to personal and professional achievement.

Palo Alto, CA

The Kehillah School is distinguished by an exceptional academic program and a supportive environment. At Kehillah, students embark on a journey of self-discovery guided by a community of passionate educators. They graduate with the knowledge, values, and community that enable them to create extraordinary futures.

Azusa, CA

Azusa High School is a public school in Azusa, CA offering AP courses, International Baccalaureate, and Project Lead The Way curriculum.

Bay Area, CA

LEMO Foundation is a Bay Area-based nonprofit that ensures that all student athletes, regardless of income, can access the supports, resources, and experiences they need to thrive. We serve as a comprehensive all-in-one destination for students to engage in sports, education, and community programming that models and cultivates the mindsets, habits, and relationships for success.

Sylva, NC

The vision of Journeys School for the Gifted and Talented is to develop lifelong learners, leaders, and global citizens with the confidence and competence to positively impact their community and beyond.

Global Leadership Organization

The Aerin Project was presented at the YPO Global Leadership Conference. 1,000 attendees wrote and received Aerin Letters. YPO members are extraordinary leaders who have achieved significant leadership success at a young age. All are the top chief executive in their business or organization and all meet specific global criteria to join YPO. Each member brings a diverse background of culture, perspectives, ideas and expertise.

Los Angeles, CA

At Curtis School, each lesson, exploration, and experience begins with the child; what do they need to feel a true and lasting connection to their learning? We honor all that’s known about children developmentally to empower them academically, emotionally, and socially so that learning is forever joyful.

Los Angeles, CA

The John Thomas Dye School offers a values-centered education where we celebrate childhood and the lessons that can be found through joyful, purposeful learning. Opportunities for leadership and public speaking, competitive athletics and physical education, experiential learning, and the teaching of values are integral to our program.

Irvine, CA

Bonita Canyon Elementary is an inclusive community that fosters risk-taking, collaboration, and creativity to create lifelong learners.  Together, we empower our students to think critically about the world, and be compassionate citizens.

Santa Monica, CA

Crossroads challenges students to expand their minds, cultivate a whole sense of self, create fearlessly, question boldly and lead with purpose and courage to shape a more just and vibrant world.

Colorado Springs, CO

McAuliffe Elementary is a dynamic, collaborative community of energized educators, engaged students and supportive partners with a passion for continuous learning. We believe in the inherent worth of every individual, and the power of equitable practices to unleash potential.

Missoula, MT

At the University of Montana, we don’t just educate for success — we educate for personal meaning and collective significance. The Montana Way helps our students live boldly, learn deeply and lead with purpose. 

Los Angeles, CA

College Match provides high-achieving, low-income high school students in Los Angeles County the necessary tools and guidance to get into top-ranked colleges with significant financial aid packages.

Irvine, CA

Jamboree is the largest nonprofit builder of quality affordable housing in California – and among the nation’s top five largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing.

Los Angeles, CA

KIPP SoCal Public Schools are part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network, dedicated to meeting the needs of all learners and providing the social, emotional and academic support for success in high school, college, and life.

Gloucester, England

A specialist independent day-provision for children aged 7 to 18 years with Special Educational Needs or emotional/mental health issues, Hartmore provides a learning environment which is both calm and structured. With a therapeutic, child-centred approach, Hartmore has helped children who previously felt school wasn’t possible for them.

Kololo Kampala, Uganda

7Hills International School strives to develop the whole child – intellectually, emotionally and physically, and provides a safe and stimulating environment for them to learn. We inspire children to reach their full potential by teaching them to express themselves, think critically, solve problems, and become lifelong learners.

Whitefish, MT

The mission of the Whitefish School District is to assure all students entrusted to the district are provided the educational opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively in a changing society.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Acton Academy is a disruptive, mixed-age microschool. Our unique model employs self-directed and challenge based learning in a bilingual and multicultural setting. We integrate the philosophy of Maria Montessori and the Socratic Method to reinvigorate the learning process for children.

Los Angeles and Studio City, CA

Harvard-Westlake is a place of not only excellence but also of joy, purpose, inclusive community--and tremendous possibilities. Whether it’s in athletics, in the arts, in robotics, in journalism or debate, or in the classroom, students at Harvard-Westlake are engaged and inspired. Their minds are open and their lives are changed.

Missoula, MT

Sentinel is committed to fostering academic excellence, personal growth, and community involvement. Our mission is to prepare students to become responsible, informed citizens who are ready to meet the challenges of the future with confidence, creativity, and integrity. We believe in the potential of every student and work tirelessly to help them achieve their goals and dreams.