By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Tuesday, July 11, 7:30-8:45 am, Room 103B at the National Principals Conference in Philadelphia, PA Participants engage in exercises to learn about trauma, mindfulness and S-CCATE (School Compassionate Cultural Analytic Tool for Educators) as the foundation for creating heart centered communities based on the principles of the 5Cs (consciousness, compassion, confidence, courage and community) of learning. This provides a path for stu

Dr. Mason’s session on Trauma and Early Childhood Education, based on research that CEI has been doing and a book on Heart Centered Learning that will be published later this year, began on a far more somber note. The reality is staggering. Over 6 million children each year are referred to Child Protective Services due to trauma as a result of neglect, or physical or abuse. Speaking about the extent of early developmental trauma, Mason began by asking the audience a series of