Mindful Rhythms – trauma informed education
………………………………….WHEN KIDS ENGAGE THE MIND AND THE BODY THEY CAN LEARN
Harper High School – from NPR’s This American Life
Posted by on March 20, 2013
This American Life captures and portrays the challenges inner city high school students face daily in the series on Harper High School. Students deal with violence and trauma directly and indirectly on a daily basis, bringing it with them to school. This trauma must be addressed in the classroom to help kids stay present, embodied, open and able to learn. Mindful Rhythms, a trauma-informed education resource, builds community, creates safe space, promotes mindfulness and individual presence, opening the possibility for a deeper learning experience.
Follows is the link to this great report…Harper High School – This American Life
487: Harper High School, Part One
FEB 15, 2013
We spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29. We went to get a sense of what it means to live in the midst of all this gun violence, how teens and adults navigate a world of funerals and Homecoming dances. We found so many incredible and surprising stories, this show is a two-parter; Part One airs this week, Part Two is next week.