DAVID: HIGH SCHOOL IS HARD.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY PRESSURES.
SOCIAL PRESSURES, ACADEMIC
PRESSURES, THINKING ABOUT WHAT’S
NEXT IN YOUR FUTURE.
DAVID: IF ONLY THERE WAS A WAY
TO MAKE IT LESS STRESSFUL,
CREATE A HELPFUL, CALMER
CULTURE.
STARTING THIS FALL, BALDWIN IS
GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
HOW?
MINDFULNESS.
ABSTRACT CONCEPT?
MAYBE.
I GAVE IT A WHIRL WITH THERAPIST
SHARON NAU.
 IMAGINE YOU ARE BREATHING IN
THE WORD "RELAX."
BREATHE IN, AND BREATHE BACK OUT
STRESS.
DAVI BALDWIN HIGH IS ONE OF
TWO SCHOOLS PILOTING WHAT’S
CALLED THE CHILL PROGRAM.
DOCTOR WILLIAM DAVIES IS WITH
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK AND
HELP FORMULATE IT.
AS FOR HIS DEFINITION OF
MINDFULNESS.
>> WE WANT TO GET TOWARD
RADICALLY ACCEPTING WHAT OUR
CURRENT SITUATION LOOKS LIKE AND
HOW CAN WE BUILD ON OUR
STRENGTHS.
DAVID: HERE’S HOW THEY’RE GOING
TO DO THIS AT BALDWIN.
SHARON NAU WILL FOCUS MORE ON
ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING FOR
STUDENTS WHO COULD BENEFIT MOST
FROM IT.
ANOTHER SPECIALIST WILL
ESSENTIALLY BE THE MINDFULNESS
SCHOOL MINDFULNESS GURU.
>> AND THIS PERSON WILL BE
PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO
ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE
SCHOOL THAT AREN’T IDENTIFIED AS
HAVING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS, AS WELL AS THE
TEACHERS, AND RUNNING A MONTHLY
FAMILY SEMINAR.
DAVID: YES, TEACHERS, STUDENTS
EVEN PARENTS WILL DO MORE TO
, FOCUS ON MENTAL EXERCISES TO
IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THERE WI
LITERALLY BE MULTIPLE PAUSES IN
THE SCHOOL DAY TO FOCUS ON
MINDFULNES
>> REALLY, WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO
CREATE HERE, AN INCLUSIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.
EVERYONE IS LEARNING AND
GROWING.
DAVID: MARISSA GALLAGHER IS THE
DISTRICT’S DIRECTOR OF PUPIL
SERVICES.
SHE SAYS THE CHILL PROGRAM IS A
MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TAKE
THE PRESSURES OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL.
>> THE MORE THINGS WE CAN DO ON
THE GROUND LEVEL AND THE MORE
PROGRAMS WE CAN OFFER FOR
STUDENTS, IT IS MORE PREVENTION.
DAVID: PREVENTION OF THE
PROBLEMS OF HIGH SCHOOL, BY
TAKING A D
