Culture of Care Summer Institute II
Please join us Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for a 12-session series. We know that balancing the needs of online instruction and planning for a return in the fall is challenging. This series will help you build knowledge to integrate self-care and social-emotional learning skills into your online and in-person classes. Every session is free and […]
Culture of Care Mini-Series
Join us for this four-day mini-series that focuses on self-care and a culture of care that helps build resilience. 8/17: Building Belonging: Start with Heart 8/18: SEL & Self-Care 8/19: Introduction to Brain Breaks 8/20: Implementing a Culture of Care
Stress Management for High School Students
In this 45-minute interactive session, high school students will learn about the neuroscience of stress and engage in strategies to help address its impact on the mind and body.
Neuroscience of Stress for Parents
In this 45-minute interactive session, parents/caregivers will learn about the neuroscience of stress and the critical healing factors. They will engage in strategies to support the reciprocity of wellbeing, having an awareness of stressors, and practicing simple strategies to be more responsive.
Family Brain Breaks
In this 45-minute interactive family session, families will engage in calming as well as energizing activities. Dress comfortably and join us with our kids. Together, we will learn to breathe, move, and rest. Appropriate for PreK – 8th grade children & their parents.
New Jersey Series for Educator Well-Being
Part 1: The Neuroscience of Stress & Educator Self-Care This one-hour, interactive session will explore the neuroscience of stress and its impact on the body. We will share how to develop resilience through the practice of simple strategies. Part 2: Self-Care & SEL This one-hour, interactive session integrates self-care and the social-emotional learning competencies of […]
15-Day Self-Care Challenge (“Series”)
Join Gill McClean as we launch our Pure Community 15-Day Self-Care Challenge! The first 50 participants who complete all 15 days of self-care will receive a copy of the book Permission to Feel by Dr. Marc Brackett. We don’t want you to forget about you! We will engage in 5 simple strategies every day to […]
Activate Your Superpowers: Pure Power Curriculum 3-5
This two-part series explores the five powers of the Pure Power curriculum. Learn how to use Breathe, Move, Rest strategies to help your grade 3-5 students uncover their superpowers.
MindUP: Building Bridges and Healthy Minds
This webinar will address the critical importance of our mental health, especially with the recent challenges of the global pandemic and racial injustices that have caused trauma amongst us all. Through a lens of equity, we will explore various ways to build bridges across differences, while also building and fostering healthy minds.
Train the Trainer to Integrate a Culture of Care
We know that dozens of guidance documents call for focusing on educator and student well-being. So we are hosting a free series, Train the Trainer, for any and all educators. In this 4-part interactive series, participants will learn how to use our turn-key decks to support educators in their schools or districts.
90-Minute Session – Educator Self-Care
This 90-minute, interactive session will explore the neuroscience of stress and its impact on the body. We will share how to develop resilience through the practice of simple strategies.
Neuroscience of Stress & Educator Self-Care
This one-hour, interactive session will explore the neuroscience of stress and its impact on the body. Simple strategies for building resilience will be shared.
Early Childhood Educators – Applied Mindfulness in the PreK Classroom Series
Mindfulness for ALL Start with the Heart: Strategies to Build Resilience Success Through Focus: Brain Breaks & Energizers
A Peek Inside the Amazing Brain: 3-5
Learn to implement the Pure Power mini-unit, A Peek Inside the Amazing Brain, for grades 3-5 in this interactive session.
A Peek Inside the Amazing Brain: K-2
Learn to implement the Pure Power mini-unit, A Peek Inside the Amazing Brain, for grades K-2 in this interactive session.
Self-Care & Stress Management for First Responders During COVID-19
The mental health experts at Stanford University share this two-part series to support mental and physical health. Watch Module 1 — Before watching, please take this anonymous questionnaire to help with stress reduction research. We are grateful for your participation and hopeful that this research will benefit trauma prevention. Watch Module 2 — After watching, please fill […]
Educator Self-Care & Social Emotional Learning
These interactive sessions are designed to support the integration of caring for yourself, the educator, while supporting the social and emotional learning (SEL) initiatives for your students. Participants will apply focused awareness of each of the 5 SEL competencies during each session. We will explore safe and supportive relationships, strengthening co-regulation with others, and building […]
Rebuilding Community: Navigating the New Normal
Dr. Mark Greenberg, Dorothy Morelli, Denine Parks-Goolsby, and Dr. Joseph Gerics As educators, our lives have been forever changed. We have all experienced trauma in some form. As schools begin to make plans for reopening, it is imperative that we address the effect of this pandemic experience not only for our students, but also for […]
Integrating the Pure Power Neuroscience Unit
In this interactive session, we will plan and develop routines to support your well-being and that of your learners. In this interactive session, educators will develop an understanding of how to integrate A Peek Inside the Amazing Brain (PreK-5) and The Neuroscience of Stress (6-12) through the first four weeks of school.
Virtual Boot Camp for Health & PE Teachers – MS / HS Educators
Develop your Mindful Movement PE classes. In this interactive session, move and plan the integration of neuroscience and mindful movement to use the first four weeks of school. Hosted by HPE teacher Lisa Hayden & PEI Director of Programs, Anne Contreras.
Adapting Brain Breaks for Young Learners with Special Needs, Pt. 2
By special request from attendees: During this 1 hour webinar, Erin will share a few additional strategies to modify brain breaks for young learners with special needs.
Virtual Boot Camp for Health & PE Teachers – Elementary Educators
Develop your Mindful Movement PE classes. In this interactive session, move and plan the integration of neuroscience and mindful movement to use the first four weeks of school. Hosted by PE teacher and trainer Edwina Soto & PEI Director of Professional Development, Gill McClean.
Planning for the Return: Become an Emotion Scientist
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, as he shares how we can all be compassionate emotion scientists in these challenging times. Read his latest articles. Read: Rethinking School-Based Bullying Prevention Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning: a Bioecological Perspective
Planning for the Return: Building Student Agency
Join our two award-winning mindful educators who have successfully implemented mindfulness and well-being into their school programs. Meet the educators who continually build student agency though their creativity and dedication. Learn how they have created virtual SEL sessions & mentored the team of NuYu!
Self-Care Series: Toolkit for a Balanced Life
In this session, develop an understanding of the nervous system to help manage physical health and emotions.
Planning for the Return: Addressing Stress & Anxiety Through Trauma-Informed Care
Join our expert panelists, Dr. Victor Carrion and Teri Lawler, who will answer your questions about stress and anxiety in the context of trauma-informed care.
Planning for the Return: Award-Winning School Leaders
We’ve read your feedback and are excited to announce the Ask Us series. Join us and ask our panelists, Dr. Dawn Brooks-DeCosta and Principal Kennard Branch, implementation questions related to SEL and technology.
Planning for the Return: SEL & Resilient Schools with David Adams & Chi Kim
There have been several national guidance documents for the safe return to school. One consistent message is that supporting the social and emotional needs of learners and educators should be a central focus. Join us for a noontime conversation as we share our contextual definition of SEL competencies, as well as examples from the field […]
Self-Care Series: The Power to Grow & Stretch
Learn how health and wellness practices help us develop positive mental and emotional states.
Keep Your Mind Up with Goldie Hawn: Easy Mindfulness Tools & Tips for Parents & Teachers
You’ve asked for a deeper dive into the MindUP program. Please join the MindUP team for a special one-hour webinar! You’ll gain an understanding of the basic structure of the research-based program MindUP and access to easy tools for teachers and parents to use at home.
