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.
10 Mindful Summer Activities for Kids
Looking for fresh activities for your kids this summer? Try this list of 10 Mindful Summer Activities for Kids. Try the "Popsicle Challenge" or the "Sky Study" and let us know what you and your kids notice.
5 Simple Mindful Movements for Your Classroom
Watch and learn mindful movements and games for your classroom. (Adults love them too.) After a long day of sitting still in classes, help students get back in their bodies and ready to learn––and have a little fun.
Mindfulness in High School: 5 Teachers Share Their Story
In schools, our work is difficult and complex. Five teachers share how mindfulness has been foundational in supporting students with anxiety and stress and creating a positive schoolwide culture.
PRESS RELEASE: Mindful Schools Receives $750,000 Grant from Cigna Foundation’s Healthier Kids for Our Future Initiative
For Immediate Release: Mindful Schools receives $750,000 grant from Cigna Foundation's Healthier Kids for Our Future initiative.
Mindfulness: An Antidote to Stress and Trauma
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California’s first surgeon general, speaks about prescribing mindfulness as part of her clinical practice in a recent interview.
Steering the Cargo Ship: Thoughts on Schoolwide Implementation Amidst a Pandemic
This year we are seeing the education system at large openly embrace the need for educator wellbeing. How can educators build mindfulness programs amidst the monumental challenges of the pandemic and a tumultuous year?
Guidelines for Secular Teaching of Mindfulness
Our enduring commitment to secularity reflects fundamental values of inclusivity and honoring the autonomy of students and our community members.
Announcing Mindful Schools’ Equity in Action Scholarship Fund
The Equity in Action Scholarship Fund will support BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ Educators to participate in our year-long programs with significantly reduced tuition.
We Need Two Wings to Fly
Regardless of who wins, Democrats and Republicans must find a way to work together again for the common good. We have a lot of work to do. We can start by taking action with empathy and kindness.
How to Mindfully Manage Election Stress
Two-thirds of Americans consider the presidential election a “significant source of stress in their life.” Try these strategies to help you mindfully manage election stress.
Nurturing Change From Within
Key Changes in Mindful Schools’ Programs and Leadership Team: As our nation faces unprecedented challenges, our hope is that these key shifts can help cultivate joyful and just school communities no matter what the future holds.