Liberate
Mind & Heart
Our mission is to liberate mind and heart through teen-centered, transformative mindfulness education. We believe every young person deserves an education in awareness, compassion, and belonging.
Beginning in Portland, Oregon in 2014, Peace in Schools is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a national leader in mindfulness education.
Each year, we bring trauma-informed and equity-centered social-emotional learning to hundreds of teens and adults across the country.
What is an education in awareness, compassion, and belonging?
We have created an essential inner curriculum for teens. Mindful Studies is the nation's first, for-credit, research-backed mindfulness class in public high schools. It’s a way for teens to ask important questions:
Who am I?
How can I have hope?
What do I value?
How can I be happy?
How can I belong?
Our Programs
Mindful Studies Partnerships
We certify high school educators to embed our for-credit course + provide mindfulness training for all staff
The Training Institute
We provide youth-serving professionals with Mindful Studies tools and concepts for themselves and the youth they serve
Professional Development & Community Offerings
We offer in-person and virtual mindfulness workshops and courses for adults
Addressing teen mental health through deep mindfulness practice.
For a deeper dive into our impact, check out our Research & Evaluation
We all want to belong. We all want to know love. Amidst a growing teen mental health crisis, Mindful Studies serves as an accessible, equitable, and research-backed antidote to teen suffering and isolation.
The teens who complete Mindful Studies report:
94% are better able to be present
97% are better able to deal with stress
96% have more compassion for self and others
93% feel like they belong more around their peers
90% have better relationships with family and friends
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