CARE Program

Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) is a unique professional development program that helps teachers and administrators handle their stress and rediscover the joys of teaching.

The NCESE has partnered with CREATE (CARE Program | CREATE for Education) to deliver free CARE training to all NCESE schools in 2022. The CARE program delivers professional training for school staff in Social and Emotional Literacy and Mindfulness. The CARE program is backed by three randomised clinical trials in the USA and Europe which highlight improvements in staff wellbeing, morale, teaching practice, and student outcomes.

What is CARE?

Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) is a unique professional development program that helps teachers and administrators handle their stress and rediscover the joys of teaching. CARE was developed by Patricia Jennings, Christa Turksma and Richard C. Brown with support from the Garrison Institute.

Goals of CARE

CARE offers teachers and administrators tools and resources for reducing stress, preventing burnout, enlivening teaching and helping students thrive socially, emotionally and academically.

How is CARE Provided?

CARE is provided face-to-face at local school districts (a series of days across the school year)
CARE is provided as a series of shorter workshops across the school year.
CARE is provided yearly at the Garrison Institute (a four-day retreat model).
CARE can be tailored to the needs of your school or district.

The Research

Since it was developed in 2007, CARE has been studied in a series of rigorous studies examining the impacts of CARE on teacher, classroom and student outcomes. The results of this research have been published in 5 peer-reviewed journal articles. These include the results of both quantitative and qualitative analyses.