#Mindful schools trial#

Cultivating mindful schools can potentially remove barriers to learning and improve the educational climate for millions of students nationwide.

Deidentified classroom level grade and office referral data will be analyzed for four consecutive years (before, during, and after the intervention). Here, in the United States, late October usually means its time for fall festivities and parent/teacher conferences. Mindfulness, compassion, perceived stress, classroom climate, and program satisfaction data will be collected at baseline, post-professional development training, post-implementation, and six months following implementation. Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness data will be examined. Consequently, we expect participants to act and speak in ways that create a positive classroom climate and encourages equitable learning opportunities for all students. We hypothesize that this intervention will allow teachers/staff to internalize mindfulness concepts and integrate mindfulness practices into their classrooms. The intent is to cultivate personal mindfulness practices and integrate mindfulness practices into their classrooms.

#Mindful schools trial#

The proposed study is a longitudinal, nonrandomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based professional development program with 150 elementary school teachers/staff. Infant Program: The Nido (4 months to 18 months)The Nido is a warm and loving environment so your. We provide an environment where children make creative choices in learning the teachers offer age appropriate activities to guide the process. Mindfulness training may help K-5 teachers engage in behaviors that foster an academic and emotional climate which promotes equitable learning opportunities for all students. Based on the Montessori method of education we lay emphasis on a child centered educational approach. Funding: Mind and Life Institute Varela Awardĭespite decades of school reform, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disproportionality in student academic opportunity and discipline continues to be a significant concern throughout the education system.