By: James Gould-Bourn
Robert W. Coleman School in Baltimore sounds
like the best school ever. Why? Because there’s no such thing as detention at
the Baltimore Elementary.
Yep, you heard that correctly. Instead they
have a Mindful Moment Room, a brightly colored “oasis of calm” that looks about
as far as you can get from the windowless detention rooms typically used to
punish unruly kids. It’s part of an after-school programme called Holistic Me,
an initiative that teaches children to practice mindful meditation and
breathing exercises while encouraging them to talk to behavioral professionals.
The programme works in partnership with a local non-profit called the Holistic
Life Foundation, and the results so far have been pretty impressive. In fact,
since first taking part in the programme two years ago, Robert W. Coleman
hasn’t issued a single suspension.
More info: Holistic Life Foundation (h/t: hellogiggles, uproxx)
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