The Peace of Mind Core Curriculum for Middle School is a series of 32 sequential weekly lessons to help students notice and manage their emotions, understand their brains, develop habits of kindness and gratitude, solve conflicts peacefully, and apply their skills to addressing social justice issues, including identity, discrimination, racism and standing up to injustice. This curriculum may be taught by classroom teachers, advisors, counselors or other educators in a classroom or small group setting. For more information, including related resources and events, please visit TeachPeaceofMind.org.
Author Biography:
Linda Ryden is the creator of the Peace of Mind Program, a cutting edge combination of mindfulness, conflict resolution, social emotional learning and equity. Linda is the author of the Peace of Mind Curriculum Series and is the full-time Peace Teacher at Lafayette Elementary School, a public school in Washington, DC, where she teaches weekly Peace of Mind classes to more than 700 children. Linda is the author of several children's books, including Henry is Kind, Sergio Sees the Good, and Tyaja Uses the THiNK Test all published by Tilbury House Publishers and Rosie's Brain published by Peace of Mind Press. Rosie's Brain has recently been translated into Spanish and is available as "El Cerebro de Rosita." Linda has had several articles published in The Washington Post including "My Students Call Me the Peace Teacher." Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Washington Parent, Washington Family, EdSurge, and Edutopia. Linda recently gave a keynote speech to the National Network of State Teachers of the Year about mindfulness and racial justice. Linda is the founder of Peace of Mind Inc, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports educators in teaching mindfulness, neuroscience, social emotional learning, conflict resolution and social justice to support our students and move our schools toward equity and racial justice. Linda brings a passion for teaching peace and over 25 years of teaching experience to her work with children and adults. Linda lives in Washington D.C. with her husband Jeremiah Cohen, owner of Bullfrog Bagels, their two children, and their dog Phoebe. TeachPeaceofMind.org. Cheryl is the co-author of the Peace of Mind Core Curricula for Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 4 and 5, and Middle School. She oversees the development of the Peace of Mind Curriculum Series, Henry and Friends Storybook Series and other Peace of Mind resources. Cheryl brings dedication and passion, a love of writing and editing, a background in finance and publishing, and deep experience in mindfulness, healing work and parenting to her work as Executive Director of Peace of Mind Inc. She is grateful to be able to contribute in this way to making our world a kinder, more supportive, anti-racist and inclusive place for all. TeachPeaceofMind.org
