AMTTP SPOTLIGHT

WholeSchool Mindfulness

WholeSchool Mindfulness is a nonprofit organization co-creating an education system that advances well-being, community, and justice through the transformative power of mindfulness. WholeSchool is working towards the vision of a mindful education system in which every school has a “Mindfulness Director” – a school or district staff member whose role is to integrate mindfulness practices within their community.

To realize this vision, WholeSchool launches and supports Mindfulness Director positions in schools nationwide. They offer schools and their Mindfulness Directors catalytic funding, implementation support, data gathering, and professional development to launch sustainable, thriving Mindfulness Director positions.

WholeSchool’s Mindfulness Directors are rooted in their school community and offer culturally responsive, secular, trauma-informed mindfulness to the students, faculty, and families of their school. WholeSchool is committed to equity in its work, and two-thirds of its Partner Schools are public K-12 schools serving predominantly low-income and/or BIPOC students.

Since founding in 2019, they have launched 20 Mindfulness Directors and plan to launch an additional 30+ sustainable Mindfulness Directors in the next three years, all creating proof points for the bold idea that a “Mindfulness Director” position could one day be an integral part of schools across the country.