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Quiet Time in the Classroom: National summit - 23 October

David Lynch Foundation    Translate This Article
19 September 2012



NATIONAL EDUCATION SUMMIT

''Quite simply, the Quiet Time program should be in every school in the country.''

—School superintendent


THE QUIET TIME PROGRAM

For educators, researchers, thought leaders, and funders

Reducing classroom stress and improving learning readiness and academic performance, through evidence-based meditation

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Paley Center for Media
25 W 52nd Street, New York City


WHY THIS SUMMIT?

This national summit will explore the research and classroom applications of the innovative, evidence-based Quiet Time program for overcoming stress and improving learning readiness and academic performance. The event will highlight the outcomes of the Quiet Time program for students, faculty, and entire schools.

The Quiet Time program has been incorporated in public, charter, and private schools nationwide, including one district where more than 1,000 students, faculty, administrators, and staff in four public schools have learned Transcendental Meditation over the past five years.


PANELISTS

Co-hosts:
Soledad O'Brien, Host, CNN's Starting Point

Russell Simmons, Philanthropist and entrepreneur

John Hagelin, Ph.D., President, David Lynch Foundation

Other panelists:
Robert Hughes, Executive Director, New Visions for Public Schools

Donna Finn, Principal, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Norman Rosenthal, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical School

Richard Friedman, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Director, Psychopharmacology Clinic, Weill Cornell Medical College

Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University


KEY RESEARCH RESULTS

Scientific research studies have documented positive changes in these schools after the program was implemented.

For example, one middle school saw a dramatic decrease in suspension rates, and significant improvement in math scores among low performing students, compared to other middle schools in the same city.

Recent controlled studies in other schools have shown significant improvements in test scores, daily attendance, and graduation rates, along with reductions in anxiety and substance abuse among meditating students.

Research has also shown reductions in anxiety, depression, anger, fatigue, absence due to illness, and turnover rate among teachers.


REGISTER BY OCTOBER 19, 2012
There is no charge to attend the Summit. Seating is limited.


SPONSORED BY THE DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION
654 Madison Avenue, Suite 806 ∙ New York, NY 10065
Tel: +1-212-644-9880
www.davidlynchfoundation.org
NewYork@davidlynchfoundation.org

Contact the David Lynch Foundation for more information about the Summit, research, and registration.

© Copyright 2012 David Lynch Foundation



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