Surrounded by poverty and escalating violence, a San Francisco middle school committed to peace and embraced a program of meditation that has made students feel safer, teachers more productive, and brought unity and purpose to the school.
With levels of violence and poverty rising around them, San Francisco middle school students find social and emotional healing—and a new readiness to learn—in a bold program of daily meditation.
Violence and poverty were flooding the community. Stress and anxiety gripped the classrooms. Here’s how a bold schoolwide program of meditation turned the tide and made learning possible again.
