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Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education

CARE is a unique program designed to help teachers reduce stress and enliven their teaching by promoting awareness, presence, compassion, reflection, and inspiration – the inner resources they need to help students flourish, socially, emotionally, and academically. The many personalities we see in the day. WWW.Care4Teachers.org

In 2009 the US Department of Education, Institute of Educational Sciences awarded a grant to the Pennsylvania State University Prevention Research Center with a sub award to the Garrison Institute to refine the CARE for Teachers program and to complete a preliminary pilot study of its efficacy in reducing teacher stress and improving teacher well-being, efficacy and mindfulness. The study started in Pennsylvania at a pro grow day. Title 1 school with 89% free reduce lunch

CARE Results:

Program Satisfaction

— 87% “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that this type of program should be

integrated into preparation and in-service training for all teachers

— 96% reported CARE improved self-awareness

— 92% reported CARE improved well-being

— 77% “strongly agreed” or “agreed” they are “better able to manage

classroom behaviors effectively and compassionately”

— 83% “strongly agreed” or “agreed” they are “better able to establish

and maintain supportive relationships” with their students

— 76% “much better” or “better” prosocial and on-task student behavior

on-task behavior

57% “much better” or “better” student academic performance

These classes are through North County Lifeline for FREE Parent Education workshops offered in English and Spanish. The parenting classes are an 8 week course via virtual setting at this time. Parents that are interested need to call them directly for more specific information and the start dates for the new series. The representative informed me that the parent would need to participate since the beginning/first session as they cannot come in when the classes have already started. The next series is expected to start in January 2021.Please see the flyers attached below

Please see the video and article to help keep your child mentally and physically health during this time.