What a Greater Good School Looks Like

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April 9, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. - -Mother Teresa- - What a Greater Good School Looks Like One school in India is helping to counter the impact of intense academic pressure, high parental expectations, and extreme social and economic barriers students often face, by implementing outlets for gratitude, mindfulness, self-compassion, and more. Seth M. R. Jaipuria School, led by Anjali Jaipuria features a Garden of Kindness, Let It Go Pond, Gratitude Tree, and other spaces in which pre-k through grade 12 students can tap into their own humanity and vulnerability, while inspiring others to do the same. The practices have had a tremendous impact on students and teachers, who quickly find themselves in a more accepting, forgiving environment where differences are celebrated and similarities are abundant. Based on Greater Good Science Center practices, the school has given students the gift of being "seen and valued for who they are by their teachers, their peers, and by their own selves." { read more } Be The Change What are some practices you can implement in your own life to foster gratitude, forgiveness, and self-compassion? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do What Would A Slow School Movement Look Like? What Matters Most? Three Things that Matter Most in Youth and Old Age Your Brain is Not a Computer Outsmart Your Next Angry Outburst Desiderata: Go Placidly Amidst the Noise & Haste Dying to Be Me DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,248 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More