Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education

CARE FOR EDUCATORS

CARE is a unique evidence-based program designed to help educators reduce stress and enliven their work by promoting awareness, presence, compassion, reflection, and inspiration – the inner resources needed to help students flourish, socially, emotionally, and academically.

Previous participants include PK-20 teachers, leaders, support staff, teacher educators and coaches, out-of-school time providers, and more. If you support learning for the next generation, this retreat is for you.

CARE is a program of CREATE (Creating Resilience for Educators, Administrators and Teachers). CARE was developed at the Garrison Institute (see here for more information)

This innovative in-person training for educators from July 17 to July 20 will introduce an evidence-based set of practical skills, to support wellbeing. These skills will help reduce stress, improve mental concentration and emotional awareness, and facilitate responsiveness.

You will be able to apply these in your work so you can consistently be the caring, compassionate educator you are. These skills include body awareness, movement, deep listening, emotion-awareness training, and much more.

CARE has been developed by a team of educators, psychologists, and experts in contemplative practice. Please click here to learn more about the research on CARE.

RETREAT ASSISTANT

We will offer a partial registration fee subsidy to a potential assistant to the teacher of this retreat, among other tasks. Please contact us at: scholarships@garrisoninstitute.org to indicate your interest.

FACULTY

Velma L. Cobb, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor in School Counseling and Director of the Lander Center for Educational Research in the Touro College Graduate School of Education in New York. She is a certified Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Meta-Coach. Click here for more information on Velma’s work.

COVID-19

The health and safety of our guests and staff is a top priority for the Garrison Institute. To attend a retreat or event all guests, teachers, and staff are required to self-test (at home antigen test is acceptable) within the 48-hour window prior to arriving for a retreat on site, and to bring a 2nd self-test kit when coming on site. We encourage everyone to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and other illnesses before your visit. If you experience symptoms or have a positive diagnosis, please notify us immediately at events@garrisoninstitute.org We will continue to follow any COVID-19 guidelines set forth by our local officials, New York State and the CDC.