“Kara Schmidt and Team Peace have been coming to our school bi-weekly to do yoga, bal-a-vis-x and mindfulness lessons for a year and a half. It has been amazing to see how the students who have regularly attended are growing in both their physical skills and their mental health!”

"We are looking forward to the continued support of Kara Schmidt and Team Peace to help our students with the big emotions and anxiety that many of our students experience due to childhood trauma and adverse living conditions. With the help of Team Peace, we hope to build healthier, happier students who can learn to thrive in challenging situations.”

"The curriculum Kara Schmidt, the director, implements delves into the six developmental learning domains: cognitive, language, academics, social, physical, and emotional. Students are taught self-awareness and self-regulation skills through teamwork and cooperation with pre-and post-tests to determine growth."

"The Team Peace program improves health, vitality, body awareness, balance, and coordination. Moreover, the program fosters self-esteem, cultivates self-awareness, educates the whole child, provides focus, encourages acceptance of differences, teaches stress-management techniques, and creates positive peer interactions. Our elementary school has implemented this program for five years."

"This trauma-informed program has an astounding effect on Throop Elementary students. Every year, the program evolves, and more students' lives are changed forever. This program must continue to ensure little learners develop the necessary skills to be successful in today's world.”