A Day of Wellness for Educators
Two-hundred educators and their families gathered for a day of wellness and fun at Commonpoint Queens Sam Field Center on Sept. 14. They heard from MindUP founder Goldie Hawn and other experts on a wellness panel and took part in workshops and activities to nurture their mental and physical health.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop

Ralph Rosado and his son, Luke, a 3-K student, are all smiles after enjoying the bouncy house along with other Queens families at the event.

Doing some strength training in the gym are Irene Zajac (left), UFT Teacher Center district literacy coach, and Evelyn Edwards, UFT Teacher Center field liaison to the UFT District Literacy and Math Coach Project.

Goldie Hawn, CEO and founder of MindUp, a UFT partner that provides mindfulness curricula to participating schools and professional development to all UFT members, addresses the crowd.

Jennifer Stathes, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 144 in Queens, leads an aqua Zumba class.

Vanessa Zou, a teacher at PS 94 in Queens, enjoys the healthy foods, mindfulness activities and other offerings during the workshop with her two young children.

Joining UFT members with a smile for the camera are UFT Member Assistance Program Director Tina Puccio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (third and fourth from left), UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro (seventh from left) and MindUP CEO Goldie Hawn (white dress, center).

MindUp Program Manager Corneisha Clarke leads a workshop about mindfulness activities using the five senses.

Taking part in a tactile activity as part of the MindUP multisensory workshop are (from left) teachers Susan Lui-Jiminez of PS 200 in Manhattan, Kieran Mulvanerty of PS 106 in Queens, and Dilcia Perez of Bronx HS for Medical Science.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop

Ralph Rosado and his son, Luke, a 3-K student, are all smiles after enjoying the bouncy house along with other Queens families at the event.

Doing some strength training in the gym are Irene Zajac (left), UFT Teacher Center district literacy coach, and Evelyn Edwards, UFT Teacher Center field liaison to the UFT District Literacy and Math Coach Project.

Goldie Hawn, CEO and founder of MindUp, a UFT partner that provides mindfulness curricula to participating schools and professional development to all UFT members, addresses the crowd.

Jennifer Stathes, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 144 in Queens, leads an aqua Zumba class.

Vanessa Zou, a teacher at PS 94 in Queens, enjoys the healthy foods, mindfulness activities and other offerings during the workshop with her two young children.

Joining UFT members with a smile for the camera are UFT Member Assistance Program Director Tina Puccio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (third and fourth from left), UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro (seventh from left) and MindUP CEO Goldie Hawn (white dress, center).

MindUp Program Manager Corneisha Clarke leads a workshop about mindfulness activities using the five senses.

Taking part in a tactile activity as part of the MindUP multisensory workshop are (from left) teachers Susan Lui-Jiminez of PS 200 in Manhattan, Kieran Mulvanerty of PS 106 in Queens, and Dilcia Perez of Bronx HS for Medical Science.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop
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Vanessa Zou, a teacher at PS 94 in Queens, enjoys the healthy foods, mindfulness activities and other offerings during the workshop with her two young children.

Joining UFT members with a smile for the camera are UFT Member Assistance Program Director Tina Puccio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (third and fourth from left), UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro (seventh from left) and MindUP CEO Goldie Hawn (white dress, center).

MindUp Program Manager Corneisha Clarke leads a workshop about mindfulness activities using the five senses.

Taking part in a tactile activity as part of the MindUP multisensory workshop are (from left) teachers Susan Lui-Jiminez of PS 200 in Manhattan, Kieran Mulvanerty of PS 106 in Queens, and Dilcia Perez of Bronx HS for Medical Science.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop

Ralph Rosado and his son, Luke, a 3-K student, are all smiles after enjoying the bouncy house along with other Queens families at the event.

Doing some strength training in the gym are Irene Zajac (left), UFT Teacher Center district literacy coach, and Evelyn Edwards, UFT Teacher Center field liaison to the UFT District Literacy and Math Coach Project.

Goldie Hawn, CEO and founder of MindUp, a UFT partner that provides mindfulness curricula to participating schools and professional development to all UFT members, addresses the crowd.

Jennifer Stathes, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 144 in Queens, leads an aqua Zumba class.

Vanessa Zou, a teacher at PS 94 in Queens, enjoys the healthy foods, mindfulness activities and other offerings during the workshop with her two young children.

Joining UFT members with a smile for the camera are UFT Member Assistance Program Director Tina Puccio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (third and fourth from left), UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro (seventh from left) and MindUP CEO Goldie Hawn (white dress, center).

MindUp Program Manager Corneisha Clarke leads a workshop about mindfulness activities using the five senses.

Taking part in a tactile activity as part of the MindUP multisensory workshop are (from left) teachers Susan Lui-Jiminez of PS 200 in Manhattan, Kieran Mulvanerty of PS 106 in Queens, and Dilcia Perez of Bronx HS for Medical Science.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop

Ralph Rosado and his son, Luke, a 3-K student, are all smiles after enjoying the bouncy house along with other Queens families at the event.

Doing some strength training in the gym are Irene Zajac (left), UFT Teacher Center district literacy coach, and Evelyn Edwards, UFT Teacher Center field liaison to the UFT District Literacy and Math Coach Project.

Goldie Hawn, CEO and founder of MindUp, a UFT partner that provides mindfulness curricula to participating schools and professional development to all UFT members, addresses the crowd.

Jennifer Stathes, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 144 in Queens, leads an aqua Zumba class.

Vanessa Zou, a teacher at PS 94 in Queens, enjoys the healthy foods, mindfulness activities and other offerings during the workshop with her two young children.

Joining UFT members with a smile for the camera are UFT Member Assistance Program Director Tina Puccio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (third and fourth from left), UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro (seventh from left) and MindUP CEO Goldie Hawn (white dress, center).

MindUp Program Manager Corneisha Clarke leads a workshop about mindfulness activities using the five senses.

Taking part in a tactile activity as part of the MindUP multisensory workshop are (from left) teachers Susan Lui-Jiminez of PS 200 in Manhattan, Kieran Mulvanerty of PS 106 in Queens, and Dilcia Perez of Bronx HS for Medical Science.

Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Arlana Hutchinson (right) and physical education teacher Dennis Murray, both of PS 123 in Brooklyn, take part in a yoga workshop