On Saturday Feb 4, 2023 the Compassionate Schools Project provided the Flourishing for Educators Professional Development workshop for JCPS teachers. CSP Director Alexis Harris and Implementation Coach Jennifer Beasley led teachers in practicing strategies for well-being that promote mindful self-care, professional growth and resilience.
“If we don’t find ways to help them overcome these reactions from trauma that they bring to school with them, it’s going to be hard to teach them the academic content,” said Tish Jennings in The Hechinger Report which highlighted the Compassionate Schools Project. “The Compassionate Schools Project is really helping prepare their bodies and…
CSP was invited to participate in the Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele Taraba, to share the work CSP is doing in schools and to discuss how love and compassion can help students address their most difficult feelings. In this episode, JCPS teacher Kara Cosby shares her experience as a CSP Flourish teacher for the…
[vc_video link=’https://player.vimeo.com/video/150850959′] The Compassionate Schools Project is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of a 21st century health and wellness curriculum in an elementary or secondary school setting. Facilitating the integrated development of mind and body, the project interweaves support in academic achievement, mental fitness, health, and compassionate character. The research aims to have a…
Mindful Magazine highlighted leaders in the field of mindfulness research and named her one of the top 10 in the story, “Meditators Under the Microscope” From the article: Jennings is known for innovative research on mindfulness in education. She recently published a randomized controlled trial showing that a mindfulness-based professional development program for teachers, CARE for Teachers,…
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has designated Flourish: The Compassionate Schools Project Curriculum as a Promising Program for Social and Emotional Learning. Flourish is one of 14 programs in the 2024 review cycle selected for inclusion in the CASEL Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs. As part of their…
Louisville Magazine featured the Compassionate Schools Project (CSP) in its November 2017 issue. Does teaching mindfulness lead to kinder, more focused kids? Nearly 20,000 Jefferson County Public School students will help determine that. You can’t be calm and threatened at the same time… When kids feel angry or fearful, stress hormones ravage the body. The brain ignites —…
