Headstand

"Headstand is an incredible program, and it will have a profound impact on our students. The Headstand program will enable our students to develop helpful strategies to allow them to stay focused and calm during what can be long and stressful days."
-Sarah Olsen, Learning Specialist
"We don't have a lot of chances to relax at KIPP. We also don't have much time to play (some after school sports, but no PE for 8th grade). Yoga was a time that I didn't have to think about school and could just get away from the stress."
-Salvador Lopez, 8th grade student (participant)
"The best Professional Development we have ever had!"
-Catherine Arenson, Dean of Students
"Here at KIPP we ask so much of our kids. Because they often come to us years below grade level, we ask them to work harder, stay longer, and keep more focused than many other students their age. We must consider how this affects the whole child. I think a partnership with Headstand could provide the fundamental shift in thinking that our school needs: not as a reward or a fun add-on (though it can be that too), but as a set of reflective mind/body practices that develop the students' capacity to accomplish their dreams, even in the face of steep odds."
-Shipley Robertson Salewski, 8th grade teacher