Editor's Note: As the school year bustles along, this issue zooms in and out on the science of mindfulness; the role of happiness in a school curriculum; and how children learn about the tragedy of 9/11, eighteen years later. --Daniela

Two studies reveal benefits of mindfulness for 11-13 year old students.

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Can learning how to live a meaningful life overlap with academics? One school experiments.

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Eighteen years later, how are American children learning about September 11, 2001?

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Be The Change Idea

Find moments this week to both zoom in to be fully present, and zoom out to reflect on systems and dynamics that create a meaningful learning environment. [more]