The year is 2021—March 2021 to be exact. As I grab my backpack and mask, I head out to an empty school with a few teachers and school administration. I reside in my office, open up my laptop and hope I didn’t leave my headphones in the car. “I never would have...
“I’m not exactly [sure] where to begin to explain the depth of knowledge [and] inspiration that’s come from having someone like Nathan, with the skill [and] passion for trauma informed practices at Lakewood. He [and] his influence on student [and] staff...
This blog post is continued from It’s About T.I.M.E. Year Five Update Pt. 1. To read part one, click here. We’re thrilled to share how the It’s About T.I.M.E. program has continued to offer trauma-informed care to LBUSD schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read...
Two-thirds of the way through my second and final year at Addams Elementary, I felt like I was making decent progress with instilling the It’s About T.I.M.E. lens into the culture of the school. I had formed bonds of friendship and professional respect with much of...
Halfway through the fourth year of It’s About T.I.M.E., it is important to remind ourselves that change takes time (pun intended). Healing brains, wired for survival rather than educational and social-emotional success, require patterned and repetitive experiences of...
In November, It’s About T.I.M.E. (Trauma Informed Movement in Education) consultants Nathan Swaringen, LCSW and Stevie McBride, LMFT arrived in Denver, Colorado to attend Beyond Consequences Institute’s Trauma Informed School Conference. Educators, clinicians and...
