The Impact of a Quiet Time Program in a High-Performing, High-Stress Urban High School

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Abstract

This article explores the impact of a Quiet Time program in a high performing, high stress urban high school located on the West Coast. The Quiet Time program provides a 15-minute period at the beginning of class for students to practice Transcendental Meditation or engage in silent reading. Students who were in the treatment group learned to meditate and did a second 15-minute meditation each day either at home or during their advisory period. The study examined the impact of Quiet Time on students’ stress, anxiety, and self esteem in a randomized controlled trial .

Authors

• Jane Bleasdale, University of San Francisco

• Margaret Peterson, University of San Francisco