The EI's effective "train the trainer" model comprises two phases: In phase one, we offer teachers and other members of the school community a curriculum that has proven to be beneficial in their personal as well as professional lives. In phase two, our staff demonstrate how the interventions can be integrated into the classroom, nurses' office, and counseling practices. The model can sustain itself as school staff, once trained, can continue to teach these skills to students throughout their careers.

Over the years our EI programming has been well received by hundreds of teachers and other school personnel as well as by children of all ages and diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. We have brought our programs to schools in South Central Los Angeles, Newark, and neighborhoods of Boston as well as to private institutions such as Milton Academy, the Taft School, and Dana Hall. While it is impossible to make each day at school stress-free, equipping the school community with stress management tools can result in an educational experience in which students are calm and ready to learn and teachers are re-energized and focused.