Each day in school, I am fortunate to spend my time with hundreds of children ages 5-10. I love teaching these kids to play sports, games, and to work together. I get to see their successes and their smiles as they enjoy many of our activities. I also witness daily the challenges faced by kids in our community: they struggle to communicate emotion, to respond appropriately to winning/losing/unwanted behavior, and they demonstrate resistance to change and to challenging activities.
As we know, social-emotional learning for our students is paramount to their ability to succeed as people in society, both as kids and as they grow.
I also work with amazingly talented educators who need their own social emotional support. Breathe for Change will allow me to become a certified SEL Facilitator and Yoga instructor so that I can work with our NPS community to improve mental health, physical health, and resiliency. I'm willing to put in the time; I'm hoping that you might be willing to contribute to the program cost!
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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