The School Mindfulness Project Inc

TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE MINDFULNESS & MINDFUL MOVEMENT EDUCATION TO STAFF AND STUDENTS

THE SMP FIVE-PHASE PROGRAM MODEL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE MINDFULNESS AND MINDFUL MOVEMENT TRAINING TO UNDERSERVED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ON A SCHOOL-WIDE BASIS. THE FIVE PHASES INCLUDE: THE MINDFUL TEACHER IMMERSION (7 WEEKS), THE MINDFUL CLASSROOM COMMUNITY TRAINING (12 WEEKS), THE MINDFUL TEACHER TRAINING (10 WEEKS), INTEGRATION OVERSIGHT (4-8 WEEKS), AND ONGOING YOGA CLASSES. THROUGH THIS DIRECT SERVICE MODEL AND OUR SIGNATURE FIVE-PHASE CURRICULUM, A TEAM OF SMP EDUCATORS WORKS ON-SITE WITH CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING A FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING IN MINDFULNESS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAMMING, FROM PROGRAM READINESS TO TRAINING, AND CLASSROOM AND SCHOOLWIDE INTEGRATION OF PRACTICES. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR PROGRAM, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, ARE EQUIPPED TO INTEGRATE MINDFULNESS INTO THE FABRIC OF CLASSROOM LIFE, WHILE THE SCHOOL BECOMES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ONGOING YOGA CLASSES FOR STUDENTS. SMP CURRENTLY SERVES TWO WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES PER YEAR.MATERIALS, CURRICULUM, UNIFORMSEACH CLASSROOM IS PROVIDED WITH AND GIFTED AN SMPEACE KIT, CONSISTING OF A SINGING BOWL, MEDITATION JAR, MINDFULNESS-BASED KID-LIT, SMPEACE LEADER BRACELETS AND A BEVY OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND TOTEMS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMMING. AS PROGRAMMING PROGRESSES TO YOGA TIME, EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES AN ECO-CONSCIOUS YOGA MAT AND MAT CARRIER.SMP HAS FIVE CURRICULUM TRAINING MANUALS. THEY INCLUDE THE MINDFUL TEACHER IMMERSION, THE MINDFUL CLASSROOM COMMUNITY TRAINING, THE MINDFUL TEACHER TRAINING, AND MINDFUL MOMENTS JOURNALS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. CLASSROOM TEACHERS RECEIVE THE MINDFUL TEACHER IMMERSION CURRICULUM HANDBOOK AND MINDFUL TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM HANDBOOK, WHILE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EACH RECEIVE THEIR OWN DEDICATED MINDFUL MOMENT JOURNAL.SMP EDUCATORS RECEIVE ALL OF THE ABOVE MATERIALS A PART OF THEIR TRAINING, 2 SMPEACE T-SHIRTS AND 1 SMPEACE SWEATSHIRT TO BE WORN WHILE TEACHING.STAFFING AND TRAININGIN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR GROWING PROGRAM NEEDS, SMP HIRES, TRAINS, AND RETAINS A DIVERSE TEAM OF EDUCATORS AND TRAINEES, WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO SERVING EACH CLASSROOM. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CURRICULUM TRAINER, TRAINING TAKES PLACE ON-SITE IN THE CLASSROOM AND REMOTELY THROUGH OBSERVATION, AND READINESS ASSESSMENT.PROGRAM OVERVIEW DURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEARDURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR, A TEAM OF 6 EDUCATORS, ASSISTANT EDUCATORS, AND YOGA TEACHERS, NAVIGATED A COVID AND POST-COVID SCHOOL ARENA, PROVIDING A COMBINATION OF IN PERSON AND REMOTE PROGRAMMING TO TWO K-8 PARTNER SCHOOLS, LA ACADEMIA ANTONIO ALONSO IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND KENDERTON SCHOOL IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA. AT LA ACADEMIA ANTONIO ALONSO, WE DELIVERED OUR MINDFUL CLASSROOM COMMUNITY TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY WEEKLY YOGA CLASSES TO FOUR CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES. THESE SERVICES OCCURRED WEEKLY FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE, WITH 85% OF PROGRAMMING HELD IN PERSON. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO DELIVER OUR 7-WEEK MINDFUL TEACHER IMMERSION PROGRAM TO A SMALL GROUP OF STAFF MEMBERS. AT KENDERTON SCHOOL, WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER ALL FIVE PHASES OF OUR PROGRAM TO TWO CLASSROOMS AND A GROUP OF STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE BEGAN THE YEAR, PROVIDING OUR 7-WEEK MINDFUL TEACHER IMMERSION PROGRAM (REMOTELY) WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING THE 12-WEEK MINDFUL CLASSROOM COMMUNITY TRAINING TO 1ST AND 3RD GRADE CLASSROOMS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A REMOTE 10-WEEK MINDFUL TEACHER TRAINING FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND WEEKLY IN-PERSON INTEGRATION OVERSIGHT FOR THE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. ADDITIONALLY, WEEKLY IN-PERSON YOGA CLASSES WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED THEIR OWN MATS AND MAT CARRIERS. FOUR SMP STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETED OUR TRAINING PROGRAM THIS YEAR, READYING US TO EXPAND IN THE YEAR AHEAD.