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Research is trying to keep pace with the explosion of interest in school-based mindfulness programs. Here's a round-up of four new studies at the frontier.
Mindful Schools, a nonprofit that supports mindfulness education, tripled the number of schools and teachers it served in the period from 2013 to 2016.
Flickr/Sun Valley Group of Schools. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. “Our children need mindfulness in schools,” Brooklyn’s Borough President and mindfulness enthusiast, Eric Adams, declared on Meditation ...
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Ms. Flynn-Somerville said she doesn’t worry if some students dismiss the mindfulness lessons. “These are tools that you might turn to another time,” she said.
A village primary school has "set a fantastic example" by becoming the first in the area to receive a Healthy Schools gold ...
Mindfulness, which has become a popular technique with tech giants Google and Apple, on professional sports teams and on college campuses, is already present at Greenwich Public Schools in pockets ...
The research results indicated schools that have mindfulness programs saw an 83 percent increase in school performance. Mental health improved 77 percent.
“During a crisis like the one our children are facing, we need to put all tools to work to improve their mental health. Mindfulness is particularly important because, unlike most mental health ...
An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.
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