Focused Fun!

Decompress & build life-skills after school

Hearts connect, minds clear, and hands stay busy with games, art, movement, building, nature exploration, group sharing and quiet reflection. We invite kids to be kind to themselves and others while practicing focused attention, collaboration, problem-solving, empathy, gratitude, emotional resiliency, self-advocacy and growth-mindset.

Cooperative building
Artist's mind centered in nature
blueberry stick-house
Bridge over river
tallest tower
building together
Team building!
focused breathing
fruit creature
rainbow fruit skewers
gluing is fun
grape creature
complex shape
Mandala together
... and it falls
Rebuilt taller
Mandala together
paper castle
Rectangle tower
Various shapes
Spiral tower
Swing
Cup wall
Wooden tower

Curiosity

Creativity

Cooperation

Compassion

Curiosity Creativity Cooperation Compassion

Teachers

Alejandra Tashma

Alejandra is a long-time K-8 educator. She holds a California bilingual teaching credential and is also certified in yoga and mindfulness education (Mindful Schools). She completed a course in Embodied Social Justice, which focuses on the application of contemplative and somatic practice in establishing socially just and equity-minded institutions. Alejandra has been trained in trauma- and healing-centered approaches for both adults and children, as well as restorative approaches and class circles.


Vivian Valentin

Vivian is a cognitive neuroscientist with a decade of research on risk-taking, motivation, habits, learning, metacognition and attention. She is certified in yoga (YogaWorks) and mindfulness education (Mindful Heart Programs and InnerMBA). She is the executive director and co-founder of Kind Mind SB, and creates lessons through art, nature, science, music, games and council circles. She tailors mindful experiences for cultural, educational and community organizations. She leads projects to help deepen our relationship with Earth.