All photographs courtesy of Laura Bakosh Bringing mindfulness into schools transforms learning while empowering children with life skills to break cycles of poverty, violence and despair. — I hear this over and over with greater frequency these days: “What’s happening in … [Read more...] about Mindfulness in the Classroom: Learning from the Inside Out
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Kids For Peace: How a Youth Grassroots Movement Is Shifting Global Consciousness
All photographs courtesy of Kids For Peace Through Kids For Peace, youth are driving a global movement of consciousness and kindness, pairing compassion with action — I admit: I am biased. I have been a fan of the organization profiled this month since it was … [Read more...] about Kids For Peace: How a Youth Grassroots Movement Is Shifting Global Consciousness
The C4 Way: Empowering Youth To Be Their Best Selves
Introduction Dear Best Selfers, Young people today are standing up and demanding to be heard as they fight the good fight. By channeling their anger and hopes in proactive and powerful ways, they are showing us how to celebrate and embrace our differences by reminding us how … [Read more...] about The C4 Way: Empowering Youth To Be Their Best Selves
A New World, A New Curriculum: Helping the Next Generation to Live in Light
One teenager’s vision to be the change we want to see in the world — There has been a big discussion on social media lately about Walk Up v. Walk Out. I think we need to do both. As a teenager who has spent the last few years working with other kids to help them deal with … [Read more...] about A New World, A New Curriculum: Helping the Next Generation to Live in Light
