The Christian Science Monitor published an in-depth story on the Compassionate Schools Project. One of the teachers, Miss Clem, commented on the difference with this type of instruction, “How many times as a teacher have I said, ‘Sit up and focus,’ when I’ve never once given you the definition of what focus means?” Now, she’s showing them what it feels like…
In “The Mindful Classroom,” Time highlighted the Compassionate Schools Project curriculum being implemented in Louisville, Kentucky classrooms. From the article, by Mandy Oaklander for Time: Some Experts Think Mindfulness is the Antidote to Distraction, Misbehaving—Even Poor Math Scores. Are They On to Something? Christina Johnson’s Classroom must be the most peaceful place at Cane Run Elementary School in Louisville, Ky. Instead of…
Tish Jennings is featured on the NPR Higher Ed blog for her work with CARE, Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education, the evidence based program she co-founded which teaches mindfulness to teachers. CARE is the first mindfulness program studied with funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Jennings is also a key leader on the Compassionate Schools Project….
The City of Kindness is a coalition of organizations, including Friends of the Dalai Lama, and the Born This Way Foundation, working to inspire kindness in the world. City of Kindness featured the Compassionate Schools Project as one of several resources “to create a culture of kindness from inspiring small acts all the way…
The Chronicle of Higher Education focused on the work that Louisville schools and other groups are doing to help its citizens get college degrees using a combination of grit and compassion. The Chronicle talks to Mayor Fischer and reflects on his philosophy, “Mr. Fischer, who has said a good mayor should have the heart of a social…
The Garrison Institute featured Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and his approach utilizing compassion to run a city with “social muscle”—and highlighted the ways in which the Compassionate Schools Project (CSP) is helping children reach their maximum potential. The institute commissioned Curry School of Education professor and CSP leader Tish Jennings to interview the mayor. The Garrison Institute‘s mission focuses on contemplative practices and building…
Teachers in New York City public schools who participated in “Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education,” or CARE, a mindfulness professional development program, not only felt an improvement in their own well-being, they also improved the quality of their classroom. This is according to a new study lead by Patricia “Tish” Jennings, associate professor at…
[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…
Tish Jennings will lead University of North Carolina Asheville faculty through workshops aimed at promoting resilience and contemplative teaching and learning in higher education. Creating a Mindful Campus 2016 will take place May 23-24, 2016. Jennings will lead workshops along with Dee Eggers, and Sonia Marcus. In addition, she will offer a talk geared for…
The Society for Science & the Public (SSP) highlighted CARE and CSP in Science News for Students, its curricula resource for educators and students. The story articulates the positive effects of mindfulness which CARE and CSP promote and how those affect student and teacher stress, well-being, and teacher ability to engage students and manage disruptive…
