Happy HeART Teacher Mentorships began in 2017 as a collaboration with my long-time teaching partner, Jenny Bevill.
Happy HeART Teacher Mentorship is a two-pronged teacher coaching program. First, we are a teacher wellness program. Our mission is to equip teachers with simple and effective tools to increase their emotional intelligence, manage stress, and regulate their emotions, in order to foster more productivity, happiness, and love in the classroom. Secondly, we coach teachers on how to bring these tools to their students. We use mindfulness meditation, visualization techniques, growth mindset training, positive psychology, simple stretches and empowering yoga postures scientifically proven to calm the nervous system, enhance learning, and increase a feeling of safety. We believe teaching these tools is a social justice issue as the populations that you serve not only lack access to these self-healing modalities but also are more likely to suffer from inherited trauma.
Happy HeART Teacher Mentorship program objectives:
- Equip teachers with simple effective tools for handling stress in their classroom (without having to leave their classroom)
- Create a culture of compassion and connection at school
- Train children on how they can manage stress and anxiety
- Train teachers and children on implementing social emotional learning goals, such as practicing: growth mindset, self compassion, collaboration skills, non-violent communication, self awareness, non-excess, generosity, gratitude, determination, and courage, positive self talk, and beyond
- Empower teachers and students to be less reactive and more thoughtful communicators
- Cultivate a feeling of deeper connection amongst students and teachers
- Reduce teacher burnout. Increase teacher energy and passion.
- Improve student behavior, ability to focus, and self regulate.
