Susan Mordecai
Susan Mordecai, M.Ed., is Director of Services at Mindful in Vermont.
Susan holds a Vermont Teaching License, as well as an M.S. in Special Education. Susan has an M. Ed. In Educational Psychology from Columbia University. At Columbia Susan’s Master’s Thesis was focused on mindfulness in the field of education. The work completed was recognized and awarded for research and creativity by the Spirituality Mind Body Institute.
Certifications
2018-2019 Trauma Informed Schools, Northeastern Family Institute
2017 Little Flower Yoga, Mindfulness and Trauma-Informed Practices Levels 1-3
2017 Trauma-Informed Care for Professionals Working With Youth, Center for Adolescent Studies
2014 Mindful Schools
2014 .b Mindful Education, Grades 5-12,
2012-2014 Mindful Education Institute Level 1&2
2010 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
2010 Still Quiet Place
2003 Radiant Child Yoga Certified
Presentations
April 2019 Windsor County Mentors “Connecting with Compassion and Care”
December 2018 Outauquechee Health Foundation “Resilience”
November 2018 Two Rivers Supervisory Union “Resilience”
January 2017 Two Rivers Supervisory Union, “A Day of Renewal”
July 2016 Union College Summer Program “Writing Our Communities”
June 2016 VT BEST Institute “Cultivating Communities of Care”
March 2016 Two Rivers Supervisory Union, “Maintaining the Posture”
June 2015 Columbia University, “Maintaining the Posture”
August 2015 Rutland South Supervisory Union, “Self-care for Paraprofessionals”
November 2015 Barre Center For Buddhist Studies, “Council as a Contemplative Practice”
December 2015 Central Connecticut University “Mindfulness for a Happier Life”
Schools and Communities Served
Two Rivers Supervisory Union
Ottauquechee Health Foundation
- Reading Elementary School
- Prosper Valley School
- Woodstock Elementary School
- Barnard Academy
Woodstock Union Middle School
Summer Program for Families