![]() Several programs teach mindfulness in schools, including Mindful Schools.Īfter implementing the MindUP program at Marysville, Penley saw the difference. The program is a blend of neuroscience, social and emotional tenets like empathy and perspective taking, and mindfulness, a practice which many schools have already started exploring. Students practice doing random acts of kindness and reflect on how that makes them feel. Towards the end of the sequence the lessons expand outward, asking students how they can contribute to the community, how they can be better citizens. There’s a section on choosing to approach the world with optimism and discussions of mindfulness in all the senses: seeing, listening and eating. The program then moves into mindful breathing exercises, meant to help students feel present in their bodies. 'We've seen this huge shift in the overall tone and civility of the school culture.'Īt first they implemented the program using a counselor, rotating between classes, teaching the 15-lesson sequence that starts with explaining to students how their brains work and what’s happening when they are stressed, scared or angry. When the school reopened, Penley and her staff started using the MindUP curriculum, developed by the Hawn Foundation (founded by the actress Goldie Hawn), to try to address underlying trauma both from the fire and from the daily poverty that many students face. “We were already a school that struggled, and then adding on top of it, we really thought we needed to find a social and emotional curriculum that connects to the heart to overcome our trauma,” Penley explained. The 460 students and 50 staff members of the K-8 school relocated to a vacant school building in another part of Portland, displaced from their school site for three years as the district rebuilt the Marysville building. The fire that traumatized students and staff alike was in 2009, when Lana Penley was in her second year as principal. Teachers quickly herded their students out of the building to the sports field behind the school as the old colonial-style building burned. MindUP is now offering virtual training opportunities and will soon be launching MindUP 2.0 by introducing an interactive online platform which will include training, exclusive content, and an engaging community from around the world.It was lunch time at Marysville School in Southeast Portland when the fire broke out. ![]() Since 2003, MindUP has impacted nearly 7 million children and trained approximately 175,000 teachers. We are a Global Community in over 14 countries. Increased optimism, happiness, and resilience.ĭe Carvalho, Pinto, & Marôco, (2017) Schonert-Reichl & Lawlor, 2010 Schonert-Reichl et al., 2015 Thierry, Bryant, Nobles, & Norris, (2016). ![]() Enhanced tools and strategies for self-regulation.More prosocial, trustworthy, and liked by their peers.Improved student outcomes: academics, attention and prosocial behavior.Better stress regulation as assessed by the stress hormone, cortisol.People who can regulate their emotions are more likely to show empathy and to act prosocially towards others (Blake, Piovesan, Montinari, Warneken, & Gino, 2015 Eisenberg, Smith, Sadovsky, & Spinrad, 2004).MindUP infuses strategies derived from the science of happiness to provide children with skills to foster well-being and happiness.Research has revealed that positive emotions lead to a broader scope of attention and greater motivation (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005.).Understanding the structure of the brain and how it functions gives children a sense of control and empowerment. MindUP teaches children about the brain.MindUP infuses developmental neuroscience, mindful awareness practice, social emotional learning, and positive psychology to foster children’s well-being and resiliency.MindUP teaches children how to focus their attention, use brain breaks as a means to manage stress, act with empathy, and build resilience in the face of challenge. The curriculum consists of a series of lessons that work together to build a scaffolding of awareness and skills necessary to increase prosocial behavior, executive functioning, and social and emotional competence. Developed by a team of experts focusing on four pillars: neuroscience, social-emotional learning (SEL), positive psychology and mindful awareness. MindUP’s signature program is an acclaimed classroom-based curriculum, spanning ages 3 to 14. Based firmly in neuroscience, MindUP gives children the knowledge and tools they need to manage stress, regulate emotions and face the challenges of the 21st century with resilience. MindUP was created in response to the global epidemic of childhood aggression, anxiety, depression and suicide. MindUP™ | The Goldie Hawn Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded to help children develop the mental fitness necessary to thrive in school, work and life.
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