Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHRONIC STRESS, WHETHER ASSOCIATED WITH POVERTY, VIOLENCE, FRACTURED FAMILIES, TECHNOLOGY OVERLOAD, PEER PRESSURE OR BULLYING, PREVENTS LEARNING AND IS A ROOT CAUSE OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND ULTIMATELY, NEGATIVE LIFE OUTCOMES. INNER EXPLORER, A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING MINDFULNESS PRACTICES INTO EVERY CLASSROOM EVERY DAY TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO LEARNING AND TEACHING, SO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE.
INNER EXPLORER BRINGS MINDFULNESS TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH AT SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME. SPECIFICALLY, THE MODEL, BASED ON THE WORLD-RENOWNED MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) PROTOCOL, IS COMPRISED OF A 90-TRACK PROGRAM SERIES, OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THAT EMPLOYS AN AUDIO-GUIDED APPROACH TO DELIVER CONTENT TO STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE CLASSROOMS. EACH DAY, STUDENTS ARE GUIDED THROUGH A 5-10 MINUTE MINDFULNESS PRACTICE, DURING WHICH TIME TEACHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE ALONGSIDE THEIR STUDENTS.THE FOUR INNER EXPLORER PROGRAM MODELS, PRE-K-KINDERGARTEN (EXPLORING ME), ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (EXPLORING ORIGINALITY), MIDDLE SCHOOL (EXPLORING POTENTIAL) AND HIGH SCHOOL (EXPLORING RELEVANCE), ARE EACH DESIGNED FOR THE RESPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AT. ALL FOLLOW THE SAME SEQUENCE, BEGINNING WITH BREATHING AND RELAXATION EXERCISES AND GRADUALLY PROGRESS TO AWARENESS OF SENSES, THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS, THE ENVIRONMENT, COMPASSION, AND CONNECTION TO ALL. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, INNER EXPLORER SERVED 3,937 SCHOOLS AND 36,363 CLASSROOMS IN MULTIPLE STATES AND ACROSS SIX ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES, RESULTING IN 1,018,164 STUDENTS RECEIVING CRITICAL MINDFULNESS PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathi Kemper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Sargent | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Saideep Raj | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Sugar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Pruell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Cassler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sherita T Ceasar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristie Deluca | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Allison | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Janice Houlihan | CO-FOUNDER | 40 | $0 |
| Laura Bakosh | CO-FOUNDER | 40 | $0 |
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