We endeavor to ignite, empower, and transform people traditionally labeled “at-risk” into social entrepreneurs, engineers, and global leaders. Through our holistic and progressive human development model, we at Ember Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation & Transformation, seek to empower the minds that will create a more equitable and thoughtful world based in love and kindness. The overwhelming majority of the students we serve have and continue to experience deeply debilitating trauma. At Ember, we teach and employ mindfulness as our primary metacognitive tool to facilitate healing and develop self-efficacy. We combine this practice with an equal commitment to nurturing self-love and -esteem using culturally responsive and affirming techniques rooted in empowerment and agency to support the development of a holistic growth mindset.
