Designing the Mindfulness Meadow

About This Project

Summary

Spending time outside during the school day has been proven to improve both educational and social-emotional learning outcomes for school-age children. Through this collaboration, university and elementary-age students worked together to produce signs, posters, and stickers that celebrated mindfulness practices in a new outdoor learning space at Keister Elementary School called the “mindfulness meadow.”

Goals & Objectives

The goal of this project was to empower elementary school students by amplifying their voices through design. The collaboration also gave university students the chance to engage with and learn from their local community and promote social-emotional learning through their creative work.

Results & Impact

As a result of this collaboration, over 500 students at the elementary school will be able enjoy a collaborative art gallery and practice mindfulness activities outside. In May 2024 nearly 200 parents and students visited the school to celebrate the opening of the mindfulness meadow.