● Chevy Chase Elementary School ●
Jody L. Smith, Principal
4015 Rosemary Street
Chevy Chase. MD 20815
301-657-4994
“Mindfulness gives you time.
Time gives you choices. Choices,
skillfully made, lead to freedom.
You don’t have to be swept away
by your feeling. You can respond
with wisdom and kindness rather
than habit and reactivity.”
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
The path to
excellence is
paved with
effective effort.
CHEVY CHASE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
2014—2015
Social Emotional Learning
Our Success Stories: Leading for High-Performing
Teams
CCES has used a systemic plan to build the capacity
of the administration, leadership, staff, students and
community through:
What We Do: Engagement
CCES uses Mindfulness as a mode of classroom
engagement . Mindful experiences help to build
relationships among students and staff. Practices
engage and renew energy, passion and commitment to learning.
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Mindful movements
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Attention to breathing
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Body Scan
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Mindfulness Jars
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Take Five
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Stop Light
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Mindfulness Bell
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CFP reps—Mind muscle building
Who We Are: Leading
for Learning
In order to support students’ social emotional
learning, our students are encouraged to use
mindfulness strategies to remain calm, make
positive decisions and to nourish the object of
their attention with full awareness.
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Leadership Team Trainings
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Staff Meeting Trainings
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Team Trainings and SLO Development
Benefits of Mindfulness:
Leading for Equity
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Student Grade Level Assemblies
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Increased attention, focus, concentration
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Town Hall Meetings
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Increased emotional regulation
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Parent Night Trainings
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Individual Staff Points of Light Training
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Greater resilience
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Present in the here and now
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Able to be responsive rather than reactive
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Increased creativity, resourcefulness,
innovation, collaboration, reflection
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Reduced stress, improved sleep and
overall well-being
Resources:
Planting Seeds—Thich Nhat Hanh
Teach Breathe Learn—Meena Srinivasan
The Mindful School Leader—Valerie Brown
Sitting Still Like a Frog—Eline Snel
Mindful Movements—Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness—
Deborah Schoeberlein David
Everybody Present—Nikolaj Flor Rotne