The beginning of the school year is all about routines and procedures. Teaching students how to line up. Where to return materials. How to choose a book from the classroom library. It is also the ...

Mindfulness—that feeling of being “in the moment” and intensely aware of your surroundings without being overwhelmed by them—is a state of mind that can help anyone, anywhere, and that includes the ...

Focus. Awareness. Resilience. Curiosity. Reflection. All are elements of thriving classrooms and students. All are trainable skills that can be intentionally taught and cultivated to strengthen ...

Are you interested in learning more about using mindfulness in the classroom with students? If so, consider attending the Mindfulness Matters in the Classroom sessions this semester to learn more. The ...

My students are in crisis—actual crisis. They are severely anxious, depressed and distressed. They have told me as much over countless office hours, lunches and phone conversations. I sound like a ...

A student in New York City practices emotional awareness after completing an online guided meditation video for kids. Credit: Sarah Garland / The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Teachers around the country are using meditation apps like Calm and Headspace to introduce mindfulness to their lesson plans. The Calm app launched Calm Schools for teachers in May of 2016 Headspace ...

Five years ago, “grit” was all the rage in elementary education. Students who learn to persevere in the face of failure are more successful in the long term, research suggested. Schools embraced the ...

The collaborators say that the big reason mindfulness exercises are now being implemented in schools is because of the role mindfulness has been demonstrated to play in supporting healthy brain ...

Mindfulness means having a moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment. Though it has its roots in Buddhist meditation, a secular practice of ...

As her Churchland Academy Elementary students faced COVID learning loss, community traumas and rising gun violence, first-year principal Karla Jakubowski knew she wanted to address social and ...