What does a “mindful school” look like?
Thanks community support, Mindful Schools provided Laveen Elementary School with greater access to our programs, with remarkable results. Watch their story.
5 Myths of Mindfulness
Researchers stress that a critical component of school-based mindfulness programs is understanding the basic definition and purpose of mindfulness––including what mindfulness is, and what it is not.
Classroom Tips to Support Students with Stress
Each school day, students can feel the level of stress ebb and flow. Try these micro practices for your classroom to support them.
What does a “mindful school” look like?
Watch what can happen when a school invests in a whole-school culture of mindfulness. Milner Middle School, a Title I school in Hartford, CT, has a multi-year partnership with Mindful Schools. Here is their story.
Mindful Communication: What Matters Most in the Moment?
Communication is at the heart of what we do as educators. Whether we are speaking, listening, writing or thinking, our verbal and nonverbal communication patterns have profound impacts on our relationships and interactions.
Social Emotional Learning and Why It Matters for Educators
As educators, we don’t (and shouldn’t) leave our emotions at the door when we’re working with young people. Attending to our own social and emotional needs is important, especially if we’re tasked with teaching social emotional learning to our students.
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness in the Classroom
Every school has students who have experienced trauma. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCSTI), more than two thirds of children have reported at least one traumatic event by the age of 16, making trauma one of the most important public health issues in our world today.
The Urgency of *Right Now*
There are so many other things that we could be doing right now. Maybe notice, as you sit down to read this, if there are other things that you feel like you should be doing. Listen to this guided practice on: working with urgency.
3 Mindful Ways to Start a Meeting
Learn three mindful ways to start a meeting and listen to a personal story about the simple, yet powerful ways that meetings can impact both self-care and community care.
3 Simple Ways to Refocus Attention in Your Classroom
Distractions are constant. Luckily, paying attention is a natural capacity that all of us have––we just exercise it differently. Discover three strategies to practice focusing with mindfulness anchors.
How to Build Community Through Connection and Inclusion
What does it look like to build community, foster connection, and be inclusive in a way that models it for your students? #mindfulschools
Creating a Safe Container for Students with Community Agreements
3 ideas to create safe learning environments that empower and value everyone in the classroom. Try #3: co-develop community agreements with your students.