Quiet Time Program

"The Quiet Time Program is the most effective program that I have come across in 40 years for addressing the problems of stress and violence in schools."

- James S. Dierke, 2008 NASSP Middle School Principal of the Year

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District Researcher

Jan Link, SFUSD Quiet Time as intervention
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Neuro Psychologist

Student Development

Teacher Burnout

Teacher Health

Edutopia

"Every once in a while, when visiting a successful school, you see something that makes your jaw drop, something so extraordinary, you have to stop and make sure what you saw is actually what it appears to be."

- David Markus, Editorial Director, Edutopia

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Middle School

7th grade student "I used to have migraine headaches"
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Medical Doctor

Frank Staggers Jr., M.D. "This program has a pan-systemic effect"
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Student Health

Teacher Burnout

District Administrator

High School

"School can be very challenging to students, especially those from inner city neighborhoods. It's not that they lack intelligence, or even skills, it's that they need a kind of focus that meditation can give them"

- K. Leathers, Teacher

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Middle School

Superintendent

Teacher Comments

Teacher Burnout

District Administrator