Peace In Schools

Being a teenager is hard. When you were a teen, what were you navigating? Did you feel belonging, or maybe not? Were you afraid of being judged for who you were? Were you navigating challenge or trauma (familial, racist, systemic)? As an educator, it's easy to be so overwhelmed by the number of students we have, that we momentarily forget the wholeness of each individual student in front of us and the massive challenges and concerns they are facing. Especially now, our teens navigate mammoth things, including painful addictions to technology and the climate crisis — in the last year, one in five U.S. teens had at least one major depressive episode. Our culture is not holding our teens well: the teen mental health crisis is showing us how badly our teens are suffering. Honoring them as full, complete humans with very real challenges and gifts is part of loving them fully. Our teens deserve our full attention. If you're interested in gaining more skills to connect with your teen(s) rather than get caught in fighting them or trying to control them, join our free webinar Connection Over Control on Oct 30th at 6pm PT. Go here to register ---> https://lnkd.in/eCFXQtZ8 . . . . #mindfulstudies #centeringrelationships #connectionovercontrol #youthmindfulness #educators

For the month of October, the theme of our Weekly Pause meditations is Peace??. Mindfulness won't erase injustice and tragedy, however, it can support us in keeping an open heart??. Join Peace in Schools Executive Director, Janice Martellucci, Tuesdays in October for a Peace focused Weekly Pause. Whether you’re brand new to mindfulness or have been a lifelong practitioner, we are excited to offer a consistent, accessible way to nourish your mindfulness practice. Sign up once, drop in anytime. Register in link in bio under live events or here: https://lnkd.in/eCFXQtZ8 . . . . #mindfullness #peace #weeklypause #meditation #openheart

Peace in Schools is participating in Target's giving program, Target Circle! Learn more about how to vote for us at https://lnkd.in/gGp-pmmb Through June 30th, you can cast your votes to support our mindfulness programs for teens and adults. We welcome you to share this opportunity to support Peace in Schools through Target Circle with your community!

We are happy to share the good news! Since May 2023, a growing group of Visionary Investors have pledged more than $2.2M to expand access to Mindful Studies! These donations open up possibilities for our research-backed, for-credit Mindful Studies course to expand to high schools in new regions across the country. Our next goal: $4 million in pledges by 2026. Thank you to all our founding Visionary Investors! https://lnkd.in/g4btzcFQ

We are thrilled to announce that we are launching a major capacity expansion initiative - The Mindful Studies Partnership Program! Now in the pilot phase, this program aims to significantly expand access to Mindful Studies to more teens than ever before. Learn more about our new partner schools, the pilot program, and our vision for the future of teen-centered mindfulness education in our press release below. https://lnkd.in/gWKMkkUE

Exciting news! Peace in Schools has been selected by Zephyr Impact to join their first ever Spark Cohort! Read more about this huge honor in Peace in Schools Executive Director, Janice Martellucci's post below.

Today is #GivingTuesday and it's the PERFECT day to invest in teen mental health! As a small nonprofit, we rely almost entirely on foundations and generous individual donors to fund our work, pay our incredible teachers, and deliver life saving mindfulness tools to our teenagers. ? ? Whether giving one time or offering a sustaining monthly donation, your generosity today helps ensure that we can continue our work next year and beyond!? ? Visit peaceinschools.org/donate today OR donate through our Give!Guide page at https://lnkd.in/g6ARKvQy be entered to win cool prizes from Willamette Week! ? ? Thank you so much for your support!! ? . ? .? .? .? .? .? #peaceinschools #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessteacher #mindfulnesseducation #givingtuesday #nonprofit #portland #portlandoregon #portlandor #giveguide