The goal of this unit is to develop a "Quiet Time" curriculum that can be used as a tool to better connect students' inner selves and experiences to their outer learning process, while reducing situational stresses. "Quiet Time" can increase the students' school and life success.
Objective I is to provide a technique that students can use to "quiet" their inner selves and reduce their individual situational stresses, thereby reducing the effect of those stresses on their academic learning potential.
Objective II is to use the class which takes place right after "quiet time" to have students reflect on their selves and to interact in a positive way with the outside environment while practicing reading and writing skills.
Objective III is to provide students with an optimum mental state for creative activity And higher order thinking skills that can be applied to reading, discussion, and art activity extensions.