Transforming School Culture through 
​ ​Mindfulness, Positive Education  & SEL/SEAD  
Social, Emotional Learning with Academic Development

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Mindfulness

​aka Pay Attention

Mindfulness means paying attention in a meaningful way. Mindfulness has been scientifically proven to be one of the most effective ways to optimize learning through the deep development of cognition and metacognition. 
Mindfulness is a foundation for education; mindfulness provides the optimal conditions for learning and teaching and also supports all pedagogical approaches.

​The Gates Foundation, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the National Association of Colleges and Employers all identified that social and emotional skills are critical for preparing youth to be successful in college and in the workplace.

Social Emotional Learning

Social-emotional learning (SEL), as defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.”1

Often taught in the classroom, social-emotional learning gives tomorrow’s workforce the tools for success, while educators find it contributing to a positive school climate and increased academic success. Beyond immediate outcomes in the classroom, SEL prepares employees to solve problems, manage emotions, and communicate.​
​1 “What Is SEL?” The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, www.casel.org/what-is-sel/

Mindfulness in Education

​The practice of mindfulness promises a number of benefits for both students and teachers.
For example, there is growing evidence that mindfulness training improves our ability to:

• Regulate emotion (which also helps us think more clearly!)
• Improve attention   
• Enhance executive function (a set of mental operations that involve focus, attention, problem solving, planning, and working memory)
• Increase motivation and learning  
• Enhance empathy and promote prosocial behavior
• Reduce stress and improve well-being

While studies that look specifically at the effectiveness of mindfulness in a school setting are still somewhat limited, it is clear that the skills listed above offer advantages for increasing teachers’ efficacy and students’ academic success.

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Social, Emotional, and Academic Development  (SEAD)

​What is Social, Emotional, and Academic Development? Social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) is the comprehensive development of the whole student throughout K-12 education. At its core, SEAD calls for the integration of social and emotional development with academic learning. In much the same way that academic skills can be cultivated, research demonstrates that social and emotional competencies can be nurtured and developed over the course of a student’s school experience. While a range of language is used within the field, SEAD is a term that communicates the integration, as opposed to separation, of academic, social and emotional development. 

Who We Are

Mindful SEAD, a non-profit organization specializes in expanding the social, emotional and academic development for teachers to support their students with the same.

Learn With Us

Every district and every school has it's own unique set of needs. We partner with schools to provide hands-on experiences modeling learning in context while supporting teachers to meet the needs of their students' learning in their own environments.

Outcome

Positive school culture where students and teachers effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to manage emotions, set & achieve goals and show empathy for others.

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Mindfulness, Positive Education and SEL for
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Middle and High Schoolers