Shelter in Place with Kids:
Resilience & Practical Strategies for Parents & Educators
with Dr. Chris Willard
Mindful Schools ONLINE LIVE Event:
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 4:00pm – 5:30pm PDT
This 90-minute event format is designed to give parents and educators access to experts, take a deeper dive into leading-edge topics in Mindfulness in Education, and provide high-impact learning and practice experiences. Join us!
About This Special Event
Mindful Schools is delighted to welcome esteemed author, mindfulness in education leader, Harvard Medical School lecturer, and parent, Dr. Christopher Willard, for a live, online benefit event to support mindfulness in education.
From Our Presenter: In these unprecedented times many educators–and the families and students they support–are struggling with the stresses of isolation and disruption to their lives.
These are not ordinary times. Yet, with this crisis also comes an opportunity for post traumatic growth that invites the possibility to strengthen us as individuals and as communities when we effectively apply mindfulness and other contemplative strategies to build more resilience. While everyone faces unique challenges at this moment, we will come together to explore what is universal. Together, we will explore time-tested principles and strategies, grounded in research, that will support us and the communities we serve.
At this 90-minute event, participants will learn tools to strengthen resilience and turn a challenging time into a period of personal and collective growth.
- Learn practical strategies to promote wellness and learning with your children, students and community
- Better understand the science of post traumatic growth
- Try mindfulness-based resilience practices for mind, body and spirit
If you believe in the potential of mindfulness in education, share this resource with your school community!
Meet Our Presenter
Dr. Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a psychologist, consultant and former special educator specializing in mindfulness. He has been practicing meditation for 20 years, and has led hundreds of workshops around the world, with invitations to more than two dozen countries. He has presented at TEDx conferences and his thoughts have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, and elsewhere. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Alphabreaths (2019) and The Breathing Book (2020) along with many other books and cards. He teaches at Harvard Medical School, and is the father of two squirmy kids.
Registration
All proceeds from this event will help Mindful Schools cultivate greater focus, resilience and empathy in schools across the globe. Your event registration is tax-deductible.
Your thoughtful generosity helps to provide:
- Access to quality programs and trainings, regardless of financial ability
- Scholarships for teachers
- New courses and curriculum
- Free classroom resources for the community
- School-wide mindfulness programs in underserved schools
FAQs
How do I join the LIVE event? When you register, you will receive call-in instructions to join the video conference call.
What if I can’t make the LIVE event? If you’re unable to attend the live event, you may still register to access the recording after the event.
About Mindful Schools
Mindful Schools – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – has trained more than 50,000 teachers, school leaders, and education professionals who are dedicated to preparing students with critical life skills to positively shift the outcomes for an entire generation.
All proceeds from this event will help Mindful Schools cultivate greater focus, resilience and empathy in schools across the globe.