I need tuition for a yoga teacher training designed specifically for educators to bring yoga and wellness practices to schools!
$1,761 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I teach at a school where 95% of students are socioeconomically disadvantaged and 67% are English learners. Only 35% of adults living within my school's zip code have graduated from high school. The students I work with every day battle tremendous challenges, but they are incredibly bright and resilient and they will make tremendous progress this year despite the challenges they face.
The weight that many of my students carry on their shoulders is far beyond what any six-year-old should have to handle, but still, 24 bubbly faces bounce into my classroom each morning, ready and eager to learn.
I am so grateful to know each of them and their families.
My Project
A few years ago, I began a personal mindfulness practice which brought joy into my life at a level I hadn't experienced since I was a child. This joy was a result of my increased ability to be present and respond to my environment, which included my students. My classroom became a much more calm and productive place as I learned to really be there for my kids. Since then, I’ve tried to facilitate a mindfulness practice for my students, but I would love the opportunity to be trained in how to do this more effectively.
After seeing how much my personal practice changed my classroom, I can only imagine the transformation that would occur if my students had a regular mindfulness and yoga practice as well.
I teach at a school in one of Oakland's most diverse districts. Our students speak 18 different languages and come from all over the world. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to partner with, to serve, and to learn from a community of people who have seen so much more of the world than I have.
There is also a lot of trauma in our community. We have a growing population of refugees and most of our students are living in poverty. In a school like mine, which serves a low-income, minority population, teaching wellness sends a message to students that they matter, in a world where a lot of forces are already making them feel like they don’t. Wellness tools like mindfulness and yoga empower students to love, take care of, and advocate for themselves. These tools help our students to cope with the trauma that accompanies growing up in poverty as a result of racism and systemic oppression.
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