About RecessReset
TM
Class transitions can make or break a lesson.
Having an engaging, effective and fun transition routine goes a long way.
That's why as former educators we decided to build Recess Reset, to create positive routines
to help students and teachers start class with ease and joy.
RecessReset is a mindfulness-based Social Emotional Learning curriculum & classroom management tool for pre-K and elementary school. Sequential bite-sized animated video lessons teach students life skills such as mindful breathing, body scans and gratitude to promote nervous system regulation and self-awareness, reduce stress, and build community.
This daily curriculum of short 3 minute lessons is designed to be implemented routinely after class transitions like recess, seamlessly integrating life skills development into the school day while meeting the needs and time constraints teachers have. Our unique lesson design gives teachers agency, different from a push and play Youtube video, our curriculum enables teachers to guide mindfulness practices with their students.
RecessReset is a simple solution to classroom management,
helping to improve student focus and calm, and reduce teacher stress and burnout.​
RecessReset was developed with the support of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning
and the Stanford Graduate School of Education
Peter Mills
Co-Founder, CEO & Product Designer
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Peter is a former dance and theater teacher with San Francisco Unified School District, American Conservatory Theater, and Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, and has taught students from PreK-12th grade. He holds a MA of Education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education, has spent over a decade with mindfulness practices, and completed the Applied Contemplative Science Subplan in the MS in Community Health Prevention Research Program at Stanford School of Medicine.
Zachary Levine
Co-Founder, Business Strategy & Marketing
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Zachary is the Founding CEO of TEACH.org, a non-profit that partners with State Departments of Education to recruit new teachers into teacher certification programs - with a mission to elevate and diversify the teaching profession. Zachary is a former Boston Consulting Group consultant with experience in education operations at Green Dot Public Schools and Uncommon Schools. Zachary is a Broad Institute Fellow and holds an MBA/MA in Education from Stanford University.