Each level consists of 15 lessons in four units-Getting Focused, Sharpening Your Senses, It’s All About Attitude, and Taking Mindful Action-taught throughout a semester or year. The MindUP curriculum is published by Scholastic Inc., and is offered in three age-related levels, Pre-K–2, Grades 3-5, and Grades 6-8. MindUP creates a positive classroom environment and builds focus, resilience, and compassion in students, enabling them to better regulate emotions in the face of social and academic challenges. The aim of MindUP is to help students focus their attention, improve self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mindset in school and in life. He is the recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from Bates, Colby, UNE, MECA and USM.Founded in 2003 by actress Goldie Hawn’s educational foundation and a team of neuroscientists, educators, and psychologists, MindUP is a classroom program that provides a curriculum at the intersection of neuroscience, positive psychology, mindful awareness, and SEL. David is Treasurer emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Patron of Nature at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, chair emeritus of The Jackson Laboratory, trustee emeritus of the National Park Foundation, a founding trustee of the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum and an advisor to Arctaris Impact Investors who recently purchased Saddleback Ski Area in Maine. He has helped build more than a dozen successful tech companies including IDEXX Laboratories, Ikaria and Covetrus. He is passionate about harnessing the power of modern science and inspired teams to benefit the world via healthcare and other applications. Based firmly in neuroscience, MindUP for Life and its specialized streams provides individuals with the skills and knowledge to manage stress successfully, regulate emotions, and face the challenges of the 21st century with optimism, compassion, and resilience through simple-to-administer curricula and activities.ĭavid Shaw, CEO of Black Point Group, is a prominent impact investor and social activist with extensive global leadership experience in science-based ventures, investment management and public service. Founded in 2003, it is the signature program of The Goldie Hawn Foundation, a not-for-profit organization created in response to the global epidemic of childhood aggression, anxiety, depression, and suicide. MindUP for Life is a universal evidence-based curriculum and training program whose mission is to help youth, educators, and families develop the mental fitness needed to thrive in school, work, and life. ![]() Maine will directly benefit from the MindUP for Life Digital program courses and resources. MindUP has since gone through a significant digital transformation, making training and curriculum accessible online. The process of bringing MindUP to Maine in 2020 was disrupted by the global COVID pandemic. ![]() In 2020, Goldie Hawn joined David Shaw in Maine to evaluate prospects for bringing MindUP to Maine schools. Combining the brilliance of neuroscientists, teachers, positive psychologists and experts in mindfulness, my dream for kids came true, with the creation of our program MindUP”. “I had a call to action to create a program that would help kids learn how to self-regulate their emotions, become more resilient and learn about how their brain works to give them a road map out of despair and into a more positive mindset. He has since shared his experience widely and has become an advocate for brain wellness practices to benefit a world faced with surging mental health challenges. ![]() ![]() David’s remarkable recovery from viral encephalitis benefitted significantly from powerful “contemplative science” practices learned via Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Chopra Institute, and other sources. His activism for brain health programs escalated sharply following his struggle with a nearly fatal brain injury in 2011. Shaw’s interest in brain health & wellness programs derives in part from his leadership experience in transformative science-based organizations where individual and collective success is highly dependent on mental fitness.
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