Celebrating 10 Years of Transformation!

A warm welcome to our guests!

The Peace in Schools team

Mindful Studies right this way...

Class is in session!

Mindfulness Teachers setting up for class

Guests attending a short lesson inspired by our Mindful Studies curriculum

Mindful Studies classroom supplies

Student artwork!

More artwork from our talented, creative teen students

Such a pleasure to mingle and connect with our community!

Sharing opportunities to learn more about our programs and how to get involved

Ingrid and Zakiya helming our program tables!

So sweet to see our long-time supporters and new community members mingle and connect

Peace in Schools Founder & Lead Contemplative, Caverly Morgan

Assistant Director of Social Emotional Learning for Portland Public Schools, Jill Bryant

Mindfulness Teacher, Hilda Cruz Guiao, and their student, Hazel

Hazel's thoughtful, inspiring testimonial about our class

Mindful Studies alumni, Zoë, sharing how our class impacted her, and her conviction that mindfulness education should be accessible to all students. Watch Zoë's testimonial at the bottom of this page!

Guests listening to Zoë's moving testimonial

Executive Director, Janice Martellucci, sharing about our vision for the future

Our wonderful community!

Mindfulness Teacher, Connor Pascale, and one of our amazing Mindful Studies students

Jill Bryant and Peace in Schools Head of Training & Curriculum, Maggie Steele

Mindfulness Teacher, Stephanie Edman, and our alumni, Zoë

Mindful Studies alumni, Kavi, won our grand prize raffle item - a stay at Oregon's renowned Timberline Lodge!

Another raffle winner walked away with a hand crafted meditation bell

Representing the Peace in Schools mission with a tote!

This October, we gathered in Portland to celebrate our 10th year of service to teens in Portland Public Schools! Since launching in 2014, Peace in Schools has served over 6,000 teens and 1,700 educators. It was wonderful to spend the evening with our long-time partners and supporters as well as meeting new friends of Peace in Schools!

The evening was such a nourishing experience, with lots of opportunities to look back at a visual timeline of the history of Peace in Schools and hear more about our vision for the future. Attendees were also able to get an experiential glimpse into our Mindful Studies class at our Classroom Corner where our teachers facilitated short mindfulness lessons throughout the evening!

We heard from a number of folks in our community, including Peace in Schools Founder & Lead Contemplative Caverly Morgan, Executive Director Janice Martellucci, Jill Bryant, the Social Emotional Learning Assistant Director for Portland Public Schools, current Mindful Studies student Hazel, and Mindful Studies alumni Zoë. We welcome you to watch a recording of Zoë’s speech below!

We are truly honored to have had the opportunity to offer transformative teen-centered mindfulness education for the past ten years and are so excited to continue to expand our reach to support students in more communities in Portland and beyond! Thank you so much to all those who attended the event, and to those who donated to support our work. Cheers to how far we’ve come, and to the decade ahead!

Watch a moving testimonial from Mindful Studies Alumni, Zoë

Interested in supporting the next decade of mindfulness education for teens?