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Bent On Learning (BOL) integrates yoga and mindfulness classes into the school day. All classes include three components: movement, breathing exercises, and meditation techniques. Classes are structured around a theme (i.e. “how do I feel when I am challenged and how can I respond vs. react”) that provides the framework for each class and helps students understand how to use yoga to support their health and well-being and manage their lives in and out of school. Throughout classes, students are given opportunities to reflect on their experiences, share with each other, and design and lead yoga activities.

Yoga and mindfulness are proven to increase attention, self-esteem, compassion for self and others, and executive functioning, while decreasing factors that inhibit learning such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Students in our program learn at a very young age that their academic and personal well-being is within their internal locus of control.

All Bent On Learning teachers are long-time practitioners of yoga and mindfulness and must complete our rigorous 95-hour training that prepares them for New York City classrooms. They are trained in childhood development, positive behavioral management, neurodiverse learning, trauma sensitivity and racial awareness and follow Bent On Learning's yoga curriculum designed specifically for PreK-12 classrooms.

We provide yoga teachers who represent a school’s student population and/or have years of experience working with vulnerable youth.

​​We have onsite school-based health programs at three local campuses, Public Schools 7, 112, 155/377. Workshops are available for nutrition, behavioral health, medical and dental concerns. Other services include WIC, Head Start & Senior Nutrition services. 

Our offsite coordinated services at Boriken Neighborhood Health Center at 2265 Third Avenue includes: medical, dental, behavioral health, nutrition, dermatology, podiatry, and cardiovascular care.

Brighter Bites partners with Title 1 elementary schools to provide 16 produce distributions (~50 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables), 8 nutrition education lessons (for all students), and a fun food experience over the course of the school year. 

Our program benefits students by providing them (and their family) with free fruits and vegetables, while also teaching the students 8 nutrition education lessons focused on the importance of forming healthy eating habits. 

It is unique because we provide the produce and the education - instead of one or the other.

Bronx Eats offers healthy plant-based cooking demos by professional chefs. Each class runs 60 minutes and includes tastings and Q&A. Bronx Eats provides all ingredients and supplies and a kitchen is not required. 

Students learn about nutrition and cooking skills, promoting healthier eating habits. Bronx Eats enhances students’ health, academic performance, and life skills. 

We provide personalized, hands-on, culturally relevant demonstrations using fresh, affordable ingredients. We emphasize practical, accessible skills tailored to the school’s needs, making healthy cooking approachable and sustainable for participants. 

Our food action kits are designed to meet the ongoing need for civic and social-emotional development in children aged 8-14. Each kit is based on a character's relatable experiences, making it a valuable resource for your summer or enrichment program. 

By using the kits, children will gain and enhance essential social skills such as:
-Carrying a conversation by sharing own stories and listening to each other
-Managing disagreements/conflicts
-Developing empathy and compassion for self, each other, and the Earth
-Understanding accountability and the value of being part of something beyond self
-Centering dignity despite differences
-Prioritizing personal and community wellness
-Celebrating various identities and contributions

By blending civics and social-emotional into the food education experience, this program is rooted in global citizenship values and gives children the opportunity to practice empathy and compassion while learning about the food system.

Campus Pantry is a food distribution program where we provide NYC K-12 schools (and colleges) with food, resources and personal hygiene products.