The Zone Program
Mindfulness that lives in the classroom
Every week, trained facilitators from Worthy Beyond Purpose guide elementary school students through meditation, breathwork, and emotional regulation. By year's end, every child has built their own mindfulness toolkit: tangible tools they carry with them for life.
How it Works
A 10-month weekly curriculum
The Zone runs from August through May. Once a week, a WBP facilitator leads students through a 30 to 45 minute session during the school day. Each month focuses on a different mindfulness topic, building skills progressively.
Weekly sessions
30 to 45 minutes during the school day.
New topic each month
Breathwork, journaling, qigong, body awareness, meditation, and more.
Personal toolkit
Students create a physical toolkit of mindfulness techniques they keep at the end of the year.
Measured outcomes
Pre and post surveys each year track student growth in emotional awareness and regulation.
The Zone Program
What the program looks like in your school.
The Zone is a 10-month weekly curriculum delivered by trained WBP facilitators. Each month focuses on a different mindfulness topic. Students build a personal toolkit of techniques they keep at the end of the year.
1
Aug
Community
Class promise & mindfulness toolkit
2
Sept
Mindfulness Basics
Brain basics & mindfulness tools
3
Oct
Senses
Using senses to stay present
4
Nov
Gratitude
Cultivating an attitude of gratitude
5
Dec
Joy
Sharing joy through service
6
Jan
Change
Growth through change & curiosity
7
Feb
Kindness
Kindness to self and others
8
Mar
Emotions
Emotions, communication, and regulation
9
April
Forgiveness
Apologizing, forgiving, and release
10
May
Affirmations
Finding your voice & power
The Mindfulness Toolkit
Something they can hold onto.
What kids learn under pressure at school, they often forget the moment they leave. That is why every student builds a physical mindfulness toolkit throughout the year. Each month adds a new artifact: a breathing technique card, a journal entry, a meditation guide they created themselves.
By June, they have a collection of tools they can revisit whenever they need them. It is theirs to keep.
Outcomes
The data behind the work.
Annual surveys and partner school data show what students, teachers, and administrators already know: this works.
%
Reduction in school-wide conflict over 5 years
%
Want mindfulness as part of their school day
%
Of students learned to feel emotions before reacting
%
Learned new tools to handle their big emotions
Voices from the classroom
What teachers and families say.
"...Danielle first told me about Worthy Beyond Purpose...I told her about my ongoing work around mindfulness with my lively bunch of third graders at Walgrove Avenue Elementary...
She catered each of the three lessons to the specific needs of our students and was very flexible and welcoming of our students' diverse needs. She talked to the children at length about what it means to be present and mindful... She got even the most distracted of students to give meditation a chance. I am so grateful we found each other... The benefits to kids is tremendous!"
Ana Lima, 3rd Grade Teacher
Walgrove Avenue Elementary
"The Zone was really beneficial to our student athletes, helping them meditate before the games... I've noticed many students turning to the different breathing techniques when they are frustrated, tired, and sad."
Daisy Vite, Teacher, Athlete Mentality
A Place Called Home in South Central
Pricing
Never cost-preventative. Ever.
The Zone operates on a sliding scale. Some schools pay the full program cost. Some pay a portion. Some pay nothing at all. The cost is never a barrier to bringing mindfulness into a school.
For schools that cannot cover program costs, WBP fundraises to close the gap. That is where donor support makes the difference.
If your school wants this program, budget is not a reason to say no. Let's talk.
Sliding Scale Model
Every school's situation is different
Full Cost
Partial Cost
Fully Funded
Put mindfulness in a classroom.
Your donation funds trained facilitators, curriculum materials, and student toolkits for schools that need them most.
Bring The Zone to your school.
Every partnership starts with a conversation. Tell us about your school and we will tell you about the program.