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Every great classroom starts with a steady adult.

Not perfect—steady. We make calm the norm with a prevention-based, trauma-informed, evidence-based program built for busy Early Childhood Education and Pre-K to 5th Grade (ages 0–12) rooms: short practices, shared language, and music-supported co-regulation woven into the day.

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Our Story

Classrooms are full of big feelings and in-between moments. Kind Mind gives adults simple routines to use in those moments, right away. When adults model calm, kids mirror it. When language is shared at school and at home, consistency grows. Small moves, practiced side by side, change the day—and lives.

Kind Mind’s Solution 

My name is Lee Sowles, founder of Kind Mind—a high-impact yet simple solution. Over the past two decades, I’ve worked with vulnerable children and families. During this time, I earned my Master of Public Health at Northeastern, had two children of my own, practiced meditation, taught mindfulness in schools, and completed Applied Compassion training with Stanford University. These personal and professional experiences led me to my purpose: to cultivate and nurture seeds of compassion, one person at a time. Kind Mind helps schools address challenging behaviors and bullying with a program that teaches adults and children how to co-regulate, be kind, and feel ready to learn. Our evidence-based approach is prevention-focused, trauma-informed, and designed to fit the rhythm of the day—not add to it. Today, Kind Mind is walking alongside more than a thousand educators, children and families in childcare and elementary schools—and the ripple keeps growing.

Lee Sowles, Founder and CEO of Kind Mind 

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The Kind Mind Difference

Real tools for real classrooms—Early Childhood Education and Pre-K to 5th Grade—that deliver real results.

Day-one ready

→ use it today, less prep

Regulation-first

→ calmer rooms, more learning

One language school

↔ home → fewer battles, more consistency

Professional Development

→ supported staff, better retention

Proof

of teachers report greater confidence managing classroom behaviors and building calmer, safer spaces
of children showed a reduction in conduct problems and disruptive behaviors
of teachers report greater confidence managing classroom behaviors and building calmer, safer spaces
of children showed a reduction in conduct problems and disruptive behaviors
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Our Community

Always on support for early childhood educators and Pre-K to 5th Grade teachers. Every educator gets access to the Kind Mind Community—a private, supportive online space to share ideas, ask questions, and celebrate wins—plus small, in-house cohorts for weekly 30-minute check-ins. Community is the linchpin that turns learning into lasting change.

Our Proven Method

Built for the daily rhythm in early childhood and Pre-K to 5th Grade — no extra program to juggle, just how you do your day.

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Discovery

  • About You 

  • About Kind Mind

  • Goals & Fit

  • Trial Period

  • Welcome to Community!

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Teacher Training

  • 10 Modules on-demand (≈40 min/week - 10 mins/day - self-paced)

  • Teacher Guidebook

  • Classroom Tools Implemented

  • Family Engagement

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Kind Mind's Daily Rhythm Planning Tool featuring teacher rituals, weekly activities, and practices for cultivating social-emotional learning and compassion in the classroom

Cultivate a Kind Mind

  • Ready routines to create calm, safe environments
  • Weekly calendar of activities, books, and songs
  • Ongoing staff training and nurturing compassion
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What We Believe

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VISION

To live in a world where we all embody skills to face challenges with resilience, treat others with kindness, and live with a strong sense of purpose and belonging.

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MISSION

To transform education through an evidence-based, hands-on approach to character building and well-being that empowers educators, students, and families.

CORE VALUES

  • Regulation before instruction. Connection before correction. 
  • Modeling matters. Small routines change the day. 
  • Compassion builds resilience. Prevention over reaction. 
  • Consistency creates safety. Side by side, we grow together. 
  • Joy and repetition are powerful teachers. Calm adults → safe kids → better learning.

Imagine classrooms that hum with calm, connection, and song—where adults model steadiness and children feel safe, curious, and ready to learn. This is what Kind Mind delivers. 

Results You Can See

Calmer classrooms → better staff retention

Fewer escalations → safer environments

Faster recovery → more instructional time

Shared language school ↔ home → fewer daily battles

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