Organizations Filed Purposes:
TEACHING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL RESILIENCY THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS
THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR WAS A YEAR OF TREMENDOUS GROWTH FOR OUR MINDFULNESS SCHOOL-RELATED PROGRAMMING. WE FACILITATED IN 44 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY AND IN WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, COMPARED TO 14 SCHOOLS JUST ONE YEAR EARLIER. THIS TRANSLATES INTO 4,050 STUDENTS AND 250 CLASSROOM TEACHERS RECEIVING MINDFULNESS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COPING SKILLS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN OF SCHOOLS, SHANTHI PROJECT QUICKLY JOINED RESILIENT LEHIGH VALLEY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY TO BRING A DIGITAL EIGHT-WEEK CURRICULUM AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO MORE THAN 22 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION. THE "CREATING CALM, TOGETHER" PROGRAM SPANS MINDFULNESS, MOVEMENT, AND ART AND BRINGS TRAINING ON TOPICS LIKE GRATITUDE, LISTENING AND KINDNESS TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES.
IN 2020, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MUHLENBERG COLLEGE'S DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY MINDLFULNEESS INTERVENTION RESEARCH SEMINAR SOLIDIFIED RESULTS THAT PROVE THE VALIDITY OF OUR IN-CLASS MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS BEYOND TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE. OUR PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS SHOWED THAT OUR IN-CLASS MINDFULNESS PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH AND IS ALSO EFFECTIVE IN DECREASING EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES, HYPERACTIVITY/INATTENTION, AND PEER RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS IN ELEMENTARY AGED STUDENTS.
THIS PAST YEAR, SHANTHI PROJECT FACILITATED 222 CLASSES AT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER. DURING WEEKLY MINDFULNESS AND TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA CLASSES, STUDENTS LEARN VALUABLE SKILLS THAT CULTIVATE SELF AWARENESS, SELF ESTEEM, AND PROMOTE POSITVE EMOTIONS HELPING THEM TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES MINDFUL ART WITH KRISTIN BAXTER, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT MORAVIAN COLLEGE, AND A POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP LED BY JOHN COSGROVE WHO TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
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 |
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| Kathleen Papageorgiou | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Todd Nemura | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Kienzle | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Kelly | TREASUER | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Gutekunst | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Donaher | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
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