by SEL Specialist | Feb 8, 2018 | Exercise, Kids, mindfulness, School
Everyone agrees that schools are responsible for educating young people, but what does this education consist of? Skills like reading, writing, and math are important, but students need more than academic skills to succeed in life. Parents, teachers, and students...
by SEL Specialist | Feb 8, 2018 | Exercise, Kids, mindfulness, School
Parents, teachers, and students alike agree that social-emotional learning (SEL) should be an essential part of classroom curriculum. But how early should this kind of instruction begin in order for it to be most effective? A study by Greenberg et. al. concludes that...
by SEL Specialist | Jul 9, 2017 | Kids, mindfulness, School, Yoga
Child Friendly Meditation for Your Kids When most of us picture meditation, it doesn’t involve children. Perhaps it’s time for that image to change. For those who have practiced meditation for any length of time, the benefits to health and wellbeing become...
by SEL Specialist | Oct 6, 2016 | School, Yoga
Things were simpler when the classroom was a one room schoolhouse, the children all looked the same, were most likely related, and only came when there wasn’t more work to be done in their homes or on their farms. Today, schools are a melting pot of...
