7 Questions Every School Should Answer
~because our children deserve a “sm’hearter” education ~
Transcript for video:
We hope that our students’ stress levels will fall and physical awareness will rise but how often do we teach students how to create these changes?*
We hope that our students will be able to pay attention and tune out distractions but how often do we teach students how to do this?*
We hope that our students will be happy and able to regulate difficult emotions but how often do we teach students how to achieve this state of being?*
We hope that our students will be kind and refrain from judging others but how often do we teach students how to achieve this state of being?*
We tell our students to be aware of what is happening in the world and be good stewards of the earth but how do we teach students how to engage in these practices?*
Our schools hope to provide an education which will prepare our students for their future success but a focus only on academics is INCOMPLETE.
This leads to the 6th question…
Does your school teach a curriculum supporting social-emotional development skills…or does your school just HOPE students will learn “those other skills” on their own?
Emotional intelligence develops by learning and practicing skills.
SOLUTION: Mindful Kindful YOUniversity
A program which integrates evidence-based practices of mindfulness, movement, and social emotional learning to develop the essential life skills of emotional intelligence, or Sm’Heart Skills!
Meet Dee DiGioia, founder of Mindful Kindful YOUniversity (MK YOU) and Certified Mindfulness Educator.
Dee has spent 30+ years working with children with social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and communication challenges. (Former Speech Language Therapist specializing in Social Emotional Learning, Social Challenges; Bullying Prevention Specialist & Author; Preschool Director, and more!)
MK YOU educates the whole child and provides the life skills to help students flourish socially and emotionally, which will develop the foundation to succeed academically.
MK YOU was founded to address the challenges students face in school which interfere with learning, relationships, and mental well-being, such as:
- stress, overwhelm;
- self-awareness;
- distraction, impulse control, difficulty focusing;
- bullying and social issues;
- difficult emotions — anger, anxiety, depression;
- and bringing these skills to social dynamics at school, at home, and in the community;
… and to equip students with the inner resources for reducing stress and cultivating the skills needed for balance, resilience, over-all well-being, as well as being mentally “available for learning”.
Last question.
What are you waiting for?
Sign up YOUR classroom/school! Mindful Kindful YOUniversity Enrichment Program for Grades K – 12 in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties
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This became my north star for navigating through the year. 
“Once upon a time”… that opening line still evokes such treasured memories from my youth. It meant a wonderful story was about to capture my wild imagination. I think of my fuzzy pj’s and my shredded blankie in a child-sized rocking chair reading my “Little Golden” books or special books from the library (oooh how I loved the smell of the pages!). I loved how, in the end, there was almost always a happy ending.
Last school year I had the privilege to teach a mindfulness program at an inner city elementary school in Sacramento where I was also serving as the district speech-language therapist. Each morning I started the day with a 30 minute class “Circles” class alternating among grades K-5. This school was probably the most challenging group of students I have ever worked with, but honestly it became one of the most rewarding experiences. So many of the students had severe behavioral challenges stemming from trauma and chronic stress. Working here was one of the reasons I decided to pursue the certification program through