Participating Schools/Hospitals
Results:
In the last four years over 4,000 educators and related service providers have been trained in Yoga Calm techniques benefiting an estimated 10,000 children per school day. Results include the following:
- Boost attendance rates
- Increase time on task – specifically reading time
- Decrease behavioral referrals and thereby time out of the classroom
- Improve feelings of community – #1 predictor of HS graduation (Search Institute)
- Improve auditory comprehension in students
- Ability to transition between classes more effectively
- More quickly exhibit on task behavior
- Improve ability to demonstrate reflection in writing
- Lower classroom volume by 21db leading to less teacher redirection
- Improve direction following, imitation, and choice making in early childhood after calming activities
- 100% awareness in students on how to self calm in 4th Grade classroom
Participating Schools:
Bloomington:
Oak Grove Elementary
Edina:
Countryside Elementary
Inver Grove Heights:
Hilltop Elementary
Pine bend Elementary
Lakeville:
Christina Huddleston Elementary School
Minneapolis:
Jefferson Community School
Southwest High school
Washburn High school
Lake Harriet
Nellie Stone
Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Paul:
Wellstone
A+ Elementary
The LAB
JJ Hill
Linwood/Monroe
Mayo Clinic
U of M Amplatz Children’s Hospital
District 287
North Holmes-Children and Family Services
Gerard Academy
Genesse Lake School/ODTC
District 287
Social work groups:
District 196 Social Workers
St. Paul Public Schools Social Workers
Minneapolis Public School Social Workers
Bloomington Public Schools Social Workers
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) Grant Recipients:
Oak Grove Elementary
Pine Bend Elementary
Hill Top Elementary
JJ Hill Elementary
Linwood/ Monroe Elementary
Jefferson Community School-Minneapolis
