Skip to main content

Natural Awakenings SW PA, Greater Pittsburgh

Train Students in Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Improve Grades

fizkes/Shutterstock.com

Sixth-graders that received mindfulness training each day for eight weeks experienced lower stress levels, less depression and improved academic performance compared to their peers in a control group that studied computer coding, report Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers. In addition to that 100-student study, researchers surveyed 2,000 students in grades five through eight and found those that showed more mindfulness tended to have better grades and test scores. They also had fewer absences and suspensions.
Please support The Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation

 

Digital Issue- Read it here!
Aerobic Exercises Improve Fatty Liver Condition
Like Us On Facebook!