Mindfulness Without Borders

MINDFULNESS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA CHINA USA ISRAEL PAKISTAN MEXICO NIGERIA UGANDA SINGAPORE RWANDA AUSTRALIA BOTSWANA CHILE 1500 8500 60+ PROFESSIONALS STUDENTS SCHOOLS trained inspired onboard Mindfulness Without Borders is a registered charitable organization recognized as a leader in bringing mindfulness-based social emotional learning to high school youth, their educators and health professionals. LEARN MORE www.mindfulnesswithoutborders.org PR nce KEY moments 2006 2007 MAPPING REPORT Our first-ever mapping report investigating the role of social and emotional learning and Between Four Eyes is founded as a project of Tides Centre, USA. Six practitioners and educators meet in San Francisco to develop curriculum. TRAINING MANUAL secular mindfulness in the reconciliation and healing process in conflict and post-conflict communities was published. 2008 B4E trains 700 UGANDA B4E designs and launches the NIGERIA Mindfulness Ambassador Council HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS & UNIVERSITY GRADUATES program for youth in 5 high schools in Kigali, Rwanda. R WANDA 2009 2010 2011 Between Four Eyes transitions The e-Diplomacy Exchange program, Toronto Catholic District School Board enlists MWB to bring an internet-based internship, is launched in collaboration with faculty to Mindfulness Without Borders. mindfulness-based social emotional & students from the Interdisciplinary learning to the district through pilot programs, teacher trainings and strategic mentorship. MWB launches the Mindfulness Center, Israel and the Center For Ambassador Council (The MAC) program Conflict Management, National at Redwood High School in Larkspur, University of Rwanda. California, Creative Minds International Academy in Jos, Nigeria and Hope North Vocational School for orphans and former ISRAEL University ofToronto's Faculty child soldiers in Uganda. of Social Work conducts first-ever research evaluation and demonstrates USA NIGERIA RWANDA positive findings on the efficacy of MWB's program for youth. 2012 MARS, one of the world's largest innovation hubs, invites MWB to become The MAC Interactive is launched at the YMCA Academy, Toronto to support students with alternative learning styles. a member organization of their Education Cluster. V innovation r knowledge v collaboration 2013 MWB instructs professional development Online workshops and certification trainings are launched, enabling people across the globe to receive the skills needed to bring MWB's evidence-based courses as faculty at University of Toronto's Continuing Education Mindfulness Meditation Program. programs to their respective community. 2014 15 cities First cohort of eLearning certified graduates launch the MAC program to 15+ new cities around the world. MWB makes waves in the health sector and facilitates the MAC for HR personnel who manage high stress work environments at Hamilton Heath Sciences Centre. MINDFULNESS www.mindfulnesswithoutborder.org WITHOUT BORDERS