Peace in Schools

Teen programs: in the 2022-23 school year, pins is serving 8 pps high Schools: alliance at meek, cleveland, grant, ida b. Wells (ibw), lincoln, mcdaniel, metropolitan learning center (mlc), and roosevelt. At comprehensive high Schools, this class is either a semester long or year-long course, depending on the needs of the school. At alliance at meek, pins programming is provided as an elective course and a supplementary support for incoming students in their orientation program. Key year-end outcomes and impacts for 2022-23: 8 pps high Schools received our teen programming. 482 students completed our mindful studies elective class, the most in- depth, mindfulness-based course in public high Schools nationally. 94% of students found that the lessons from mindful studies class supported them in dealing with stress. 84.4% of students found that the mindful studies class supported a sense of belonging at their school. Most student respondents (94.6%) found that practicing mindfulness helpe them be more present and aware. Our mindful studies elective continued to see high levels of enrollment of lgbtq+ students; research points to this class being an effective mental health intervention for this population. 95% of student respondents reported using mindfulness tools, ideas, and practices in their lives outside of school. Adult programs: Peace in Schools offers a variety of programming for adults. Some offerings are open to all, others are more specific to educators. Below is a list of the programs offered in 2022-23. Tier 1 adult programming: open to all -weekly pause and practice mindfulness in community every tuesday -meditation for settling the heart -nourishing a sense of wonder -what's joy got to do with it? -finding refuge in chaos over the month of may 2023, over 100 teens, educators, colleagues, and their families joined us for pause for Peace, an interactive mindfulness experience, which included a daily mindfulness journal and 3 weeks of lesson plans. At the conclusion of pause for Peace, we were honored to host our first-ever teen mental health forum. Mindful studies teens and teachers took center stage as we got their take on mindfulness, mental health, and more. Tier 2 adult programming: for youth serving professionals open to the public: gfor the love of teaching,h a 4 week virtual series for teachers gmindfulness for burnout,h a free webinar gteaching teens: from surviving to thriving,h an in person workshop focused on the window of tolerance, welcoming our experience and offering our bodies some care and grace working with pps: all employees of the portland public Schools district were able to register for Peace in Schools' live and self-paced online mindfulness courses and receive course credit. Nervous system reset training: staff walked away with a 20-minute curriculum to offer to students and themselves following a post-lockdown drill or any other heightened experience in the classroom or school community.