SEL Awardee

Gabriel Pickus

Franklin Square Elementary Middle School
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore, MD
“The teaching team at the Baltimore Wisdom Project (BWP) will expand its delivery of restorative mindfulness education at Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School, a public school in Baltimore City in Maryland. Since 2013, the BWP has taught mindfulness and restorative practices within several under-resourced public schools in Baltimore. The BWP is part of an international movement that locates mindfulness and restorative practices as effective tools for social and emotional learning. Ultimately, the BWP’s expanded, holistic education aims to help decrease behavioral incidents at the school and uplift 3rd grade students’ social and emotional learning.”
Tags: Elementary School, Mindfulness, New Arrivals, Restorative Practices, Teacher, Traditional Public School, Urban