Schools that are compassionate, caring, and community centered create healthier, more successful students. As such, in Mindful School Communities: The Five Cs of Nurturing Heart Centered Learning, authors Christine Mason, Michele M. Rivers Murphy, and Yvette Jackson offer an in-depth guide to the five Cs— (1) consciousness, (2) compassion, (3) confidence, (4) courage, and (5) community—built on a wealth of research, including an original, tested tool that assesses a school’s efforts toward compassionate action. With this book, K–12 teachers and school leaders will:
“The authors provide compelling research that explains the connections—the essential journey from head to heart— that affect our ability to learn, self-regulate, and cope. . . . This book is an important find for any educator who is looking for a way to increase student resilience, reduce stress, transform lives, and integrate mindfulness seamlessly throughout the school day.” —RACHEL SANTA Special Services Director, Cumberland School Department, Rhode Island
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• Benefit from exercises that infuse social-emotional learning into the academic curriculum across subjects and grade levels • Discover historical examples of consciousness, compassion, confidence, courage, and community, with ideas for incorporating them into classwork • Become familiar with different ways educators have implemented Heart Centered Learning in their schools and classrooms • Work with numerous exercises, activities, strategies, and mindsets that mix vulnerability and strength and ameliorate trauma • Learn ways to assess the five Cs factors, including the research-based S-CCATE, to provide evidence for what might seem unquantifiable
—JEFFREY DONALD Mindfulness Coordinator, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
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“Mindful School Communities fills a void, taking mindfulness and Heart Centered Learning to the next level by providing a practical tool for healing stress and trauma and building student resilience. With the five Cs, teachers gain access to many engaging instructional activities that can be easily integrated into the academic curriculum. Bravo!”
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