School

Ben Painter and Selena La’Chelle Collazo believe that mindfulness should be foundational learning for all students, and they’re teaching schools how to bring that vision to life. Read more

While working nonstop to help their students thrive, educators often end up neglecting their own well-being. High-school counsellor and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher Lisa Baylis offers a toolbox of simple practices for educators to offer themselves the same compassion they show in the classroom. Read more

In her role as Mindfulness Director at a US middle school, Erica Marcus is helping students and teachers honor the difficulties of learning in the era of COVID, while also savoring the joys. Read more

Mindfulness meditation teacher Enrique Collazo is disrupting class-as-usual with a mindfulness and compassion curriculum. Read more

Adam Avin on how he learned mindfulness as a child, his work to share it with other young people, and why he believes teaching mindfulness in schools will create a more peaceful world. Read more

New research shows that classroom-based mindfulness programs can aid the development of executive function abilities in young children, while also helping them cope better with stress. Read more

Two new studies from Yale, Harvard and MIT found that mindfulness may help improve mental health and academic performance in middle schoolers. Read more

Does meditation help students navigate stressful thoughts, or set them up to be more passive? A look into the debate around meditation in schools. Read more

It’s common for children as young as three to lie or cheat. These three simple strategies can help parents cultivate honesty. Read more

The UK Government has for the first time invested public funds to study the benefits of mindfulness in the classroom. Read more