CATALYZE is a unique project that integrates two succesful programs, PATHS® (Student SEL) and CARE (Teachers SEL), to boost teacher, classroom, and student outcomes.

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Teachers and school administrators who attended one of the Garrison Institute's CARE for Teachers retreats took some time to tell us why CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) matters so much in our schools right now. CARE helps teachers reduce stress and enliven their teaching by promoting the inner resources they need to help students flourish.

Tune in Thursday March 27th to CBC Television's Doc Zone for Angry Parents & Stressed Out Kids. 9pm/9:30 NT

Tish Jennings, author of the book Mindfulness for Teachers, states that stress has become such a problem for professors that “50% of teachers are leaving the profession within five years.” Jennings has found that classrooms can turn into “pressure cookers” as a result of teachers not dealing with their emotions in constructive ways. Teachers have so many outward considerations to focus on while managing a classroom that they are unable to tune into themselves, which can greatly interfere with the student’s education. In this short video, Jennings emphasizes the importance of mindfulness-based exercises in relieving stress for teachers. Learn more about mindful living: http://www.sonima.com/meditation/mindful-living/