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The CALM Center seeks to integrate secular contemplative practices into how we work, teach, learn and live at CU Boulder. Our mission is to:ÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌýServe as a resource for students, faculty, staff and administrators, and the larger Front Range community, with respect to contemplative practices.
ÌýÌýPromote inclusivity, equity and social justice by increasing our capacity to connect and communicate with, and thereby learn from, one another.
ÌýÌýSupport and shape CU Boulder’s contribution to the transformation of higher education and society through engagement with contemplative practices and pedagogy.Ìý

Contemplative Pedagogy ÌýÌý

Both students and faculty benefit from classrooms that seek to provide embodied, integrative and holistic educational experiences. What does this mean?ÌýÌý

First, it acknowledges that all of us have inner lives that are nurtured through reflection. It means that our community of learners grows when we show up as multi-dimensional humans as we explore content together.ÌýÌý

Contemplative classroom practices may include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Metacognitive and self-reflective activities and assignments
  • Experiential learning
  • Strategic use of silence
  • Starting or ending classes with meditation or mindfulness practices
  • Putting curiosity at the fore of the educational endeavor
  • Inviting play, joy and a wide range of emotion into the classroomÌý

It’s worth noting that multicultural and feminist pedagogies have been providing these types of classroom environments for decades.Ìý

Faculty Resources ÌýÌý

  • Download scripts for contemplative practices in the classroom.Ìý
  • Check out our on-demand practice library, for yourself or to share with your students.Ìý

If you are interested in participating or leading a contemplative pedagogy workshop, please email calm@colorado.edu.Ìý

If you are interested in developing your own and your students’ self-awareness toward an equitable campus, we encourage you to take the Center for Teaching and Learning’s self-paced Anti-Racism Course.Ìý

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