The Centre for Justice & Reconciliation is a program of Prison Fellowship International. Its mission is to develop and promote restorative justice in criminal justice systems around the world.
As your family preps for 4th of July, the summer’s biggest party, consider adding in a bit of science with a “fireworks in a jar” lesson, or a red, white, and blue art project for your preschooler.
Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children.
We provide free educational materials to teachers and other school practitioners in the U.S. and Canada. Our self-titled magazine is sent to 450,000 educators twice annually, and tens of thousands of educators use our free curricular kits.
The Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery, administration, education and advocacy.
This website has 7 very simple activities for educators to implement into their daily classroom routine.
This detailed article has many different scholarly viewpoints and statistics on how mindfulness teaching has benefited teens, and includes links to literary resources for educators and parents. This article also includes a few videos on mindfulness curriculum implemented in the classroom.
This website includes a downloadable starter lesson for educators, and multiple videos from classroom examples, to scholarly lectures from biologists and psychologists.
Mindfulness activities and teaching resources such as lesson plans, links to scholarly articles, and advice for teachers who are unsure about implementing mindfulness curriculum.
Various tips, steps and resources for educators to read and learn on how to implement mindfulness into the classroom curriculum.
This document provides a definition of mindfulness, an overview of the scientific rationale for offering mindfulness to children and adolescents, a review of the professional and personal benefits of practicing mindfulness, suggestions for developing a personalized mindfulness practice, and two examples of activities teachers can use in their own classroom.
This site has a detailed list of activities educators can implement in the classroom to promote mindfulness curriculum. There are also various links and resources to scholarly articles available on this site.
A detailed article that describes real examples of how mindfulness has improved students ability to focus and concentrate in class. This article can educate teachers who may be skeptical on how mindfulness can improve students learning capabilities.
Supports the use of contemplative and introspective practices in higher education to facilitate active learning and research environments to cultivate a meaningful experience and a more compassionate society.
Drawing from research developed at Drexel University and La Salle University, this quiz assesses how mindful you are. When you’re done, you’ll learn more about what mindfulness is, how much you currently practice it, and how you can promote more of it in your life.
A program targeting Pre-K children through adolescence that develops the child’s inner and outer awareness of experience in thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations to build a sense of mindful awareness.
Utilizes mindfulness meditation and emotional intelligence exercises to build self-regulation, empathy, and mindful attention, gain impulse control to build better regulatory and decision-making skills.
A network aimed to facilitate connections, networks, and communication between parents, educators, administrators, and others interested in bringing mindfulness-based practices into educational settings.
University of Southern California’s Masters in Social Work program has created a Mindfulness Toolkit that contains a list of mindfulness tips, tricks, and meditation for beginners.
Aims to reduce adolescent stress and its physical and psychological consequences by teaching teens mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, enabling them to build social skills, confidence, and more.
A wide selection of audio meditation and yoga video files are available for both streaming and download. These practices seek to reduce stress and foster mindfulness in individuals.