Events

SafeSpace Educator Alliance is an informal meeting where school administrators, teachers and counselors share ideas on teen advocacy and wellness, learn about the challenges and successes implementing school mental health initiatives and provide guidance for students with their efforts.

These classes introduce young people, ages 12-26, to the basic skills of a mindfulness practice. Each lesson will help guide to a more peaceful life by showing and engaging in the practices that help teens deal with everyday stress and anxiety. The lessons are simple and fun, yet effective.

These classes introduce young people, ages 12-26, to the basic skills of a mindfulness practice. Each lesson will help guide to a more peaceful life by showing and engaging in the practices that help teens deal with everyday stress and anxiety. The lessons are simple and fun, yet effective.

Montessori teacher and filmmaker Krista Riihimaki observed her students at increasingly younger ages spending large amounts of time tied to digital devices. She couldn’t help but wonder whether there were any effects on their cognitive and physical development. She would advise parents of her students to limit device use, citing AAP guidelines and Common Sense Media, but she wanted to know just how much is technology overuse affecting children today? In "Child, Disrupted", Krista interviewed experts from the fields of neurological development, psychology, occupational therapy, sociology, and addiction, to reveal the truth behind her worries about screen time and child development. The film elucidates how time spent using technology specifically impacts children’s behaviors, and offers insight into how guardians can curb it’s influence while equipping children to develop healthy relationships with technology.