Making Mindfulness in Schools Simple, Inspiring, and Inviting
SCHOOL SAFETY KIT
Implement Mindfulness in Your Lockdown Drill Routines
Discover research-informed best practices for reducing the impact of school safety drills and helping students and educators settle, reset, and return to the school day.
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PDF — School-Safety Toolkit
What You'll Discover Inside
Support students before, during, and after lockdown drills
Reduce the impact of safety drills: Best practices for conducting drills in ways that prioritize safety while minimizing unnecessary stress and harm.
Settle & Soothe after the drill: Learn how mindfulness can help students and educators regulate and transition back into the school day.
Recognize and respond to stress: Trauma-informed guidance to help educators notice signs of distress and support students after challenging experiences.
A practical framework for educators:Share this one-pager that makes the case for pairing mindfulness with AI readiness, grounded in brain science and designed for educators.
Key Insight From This Brief
The drill isn’t over when the drill ends.
Students may still be carrying the stress response back into the classroom. A familiar mindfulness practice can give students and educators time to settle, soothe, and reset before returning to instruction.
Prepare for the drill. Plan for the recovery.
Download the Toolkit
Get practical strategies and research to help your school community prepare for and recover from safety drills.
