At Calm Classroom, we place a large focus on helping students develop their executive functioning skills. Executive functions are a set of advanced brain skills that help us to process memories, self-regulate our emotions, and more. Kids with...

Research shows that practicing gratitude is a powerful practice for mental health at every age. But honing an effective gratitude practice is about more than simply giving thanks when somebody does something nice for you.

Every teacher has experienced the moment when they realize their students are burnt out. Perhaps you’re in the middle of a long lesson, or they’re taking a tiring exam. You realize you’ve lost them — they’re listless, squirmy, and unfocused.

We mostly think of school as a way to educate our children in things like math, reading, and writing. But for our world’s children, school is about a lot more than that.

Middle school students are in a unique developmental age. They’re caught right in the middle of childhood and adolescence, which comes with various challenges and milestones to get through. Mindfulness is an excellent tool to help students in this...