Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness. And it benefits school kids too. One elementary school in Florida is using a daily mindfulness program with great success.

Danielle Mahoney, a literacy coach, leads a mindfulness session at a public school in Jackson Heights, N.Y. Photo: Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal ...

It's 15 minutes of mindfulness at the beginning of school and 15 minutes more when the day ends. “It makes you calm down and have a great day,” said Jada Hinton, 6.

An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.

School leaders who practice mindfulness can serve as inspirational role models for their ability to build emotional and social intelligence.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (2019, August 26). Mindfulness for middle school students. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 08 ...

It’s a skill that advocates of school-based mindfulness instruction say is needed more than ever amid the disruptions of the pandemic. “There is a storm of stresses going on that have really ...

Mindfulness Matters is a column by Vivian Wang that highlights the simple ways that she maintains mindfulness and self-care through the treacherous, life-changing journey of high school. In this ...

When I walked in to teach my first mindfulness class at a charter high school in Oakland, no one seemed interested. One student was sleeping in his chair; a few kids were messing around in the ...

An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.