Capacitar for Children

Capacitar for Children is a program in Multicultural Wellness Education for children, schools and families. The program teaches simple practices for use by students, teachers, parents, administrators and staff in the classroom, in daily life and in the home. Practices and methods, such as fingerholds for managing emotions and Tai Chi, can be readily incorporated into the school curriculum to enrich all subject areas. The practices can also be offered to parents and community groups as a way to deal with stress-related problems and to promote healthy values and relationships.

Capacitar for Children is designed to:

• Support the learning process in the classroom
• Promote positive healthy attitudes in the person, family and community
• Heal physical and emotional symptoms related to traumatic stress
• Transform patterns of violence in the individual, community and society.

The Capacitar for Children program is now being offered in the US and in other countries.  The Capacitar for Kids Manual is now available from our website.

• Ohio: A pilot program, Capacitar for Kids, was funded for 2003-2005 by a grant from Catholic Health Initiatives to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and TriHealth Parish Nurse Program in collaboration with Capacitar. The program was piloted in Cincinnati, Ohio, at two Catholic elementary schools affected by violence and trauma in their neighborhoods. Manuals and materials were developed and inservice workshops offered for teachers and staffs in the area. For information on Ohio trainings for schools and teachers, contact Mary Duennes: mduennes@worldnet.att.net

Mayan children, Nahuala, Guatemala

• California: Capacitar for Children trainings are offered in Northern and Southern California for public and private school districts and for elementary and secondary teachers. 
For more information on trainings in California and the Western states contact: program@capacitar.org.