The Monumental Task Of Reopening Puerto Rico's Schools [npr.org]

Alicia Doktor 10/13/174:00 AM

The schools in Puerto Rico are facing massive challenges.

All the public schools are without electricity, and more than half don't have water. More than 100 are still functioning as shelters.

But Puerto Rico's secretary of education, Julia Keleher, tells us that the schools that are open are serving as connection points for communities. They've become a place where children and their families can eat a hot meal and get some emotional support, too.

[For more on this story by MERRIT KENNEDY, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/ed...nnecting-communities]

Photo: In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, residents meet with FEMA representatives to file forms for federal aid at the Jose de Diego Elementary School in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2.
Carlos Giusti/AP

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Karen ClemmerMember

Even with so few resources and little support the Puerto Rico leadership is prioritizing mindfulness practices.

From the article:

Teachers lost their homes and students saw their families lose their homes. So we wanted to give that its deserved space and respect people's experience.

One idea that [the Miami-Dade expert] mentioned was having an activity as part of a school day where you're doing breathing or you're focusing on wellness or there's yoga or some kind of sort of settling mindfulness experience. And so we're going to move forward with that.

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