By Katharine | Tagarello
“The Quiet Time Program is the most powerful, effective program I’ve come across in my 40 years as a public school educator. It is nourishing these children and providing them an immensely valuable tool for life. It is saving lives.”
—James S. Dierke, Executive Vice President, American Federation of School Administrators
Thank you for your support of the David Lynch Foundation’s at-risk youth outreach!
The David Lynch Foundation has taught an estimated 400 at-risk youth from across the country and abroad Transcendental Meditation – a cost-effective, non-religious technique for reducing stress and enhancing intelligence and creativity.
Your donations helped us raise $6,800 for our program to teach meditation to 50 students in LA. We are so grateful, as are they.
This past year was the second one for DLF partnering with Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy, a charter school located in Los Angeles County. Aspire Ollin currently houses 500 students grades 7 - 9 with annual growth plans to reach grades 7 - 12 over the next three school years. Through providing Transcendental Meditation (TM) to its students, the Foundation aims to enhance and sustain high academic achievement and develops greater emotional intelligence and coping ability within its student body.
Research indicates that Transcendental Meditation (TM) is of significant value for students. Key findings include a 10% improvement in academic achievement; 40% reduction in symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression; and, 86% decrease in suspension rates over two years. Meditating students also score higher on intelligence tests and standardized academic tests and exhibit higher graduation rates as compared to non-meditating students.
ON THE HORIZON…
We hope you will consider continuing your support of our work with youth across the country. We are pleased to announce that the Quiet Time program are implemented in the following schools for the remainder of the 2013-14 academic year, and you can also give to our Quiet Time program as a whole:
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/quiet-time-program/
Again, THANK YOU.
This is all made possible because of the generosity of people like you.
If you would like more information on this partnership or any of our other outreach initiatives, please feel free to contact the Development Office at 866-962-0108 or donations@davidlynchfoundation.org.
Best,
Katharine Tagarello
Associate of Institutional Giving and Stewardship
The David Lynch Foundation
(212) 644-9880 ext. 232 Katie@davidlynchfoundation.org
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