Curtis Smith

Curtis Smith is an educator, speaker, and creator of Moment of Mindfulness LLC (MOM), a mindfulness methodology and company committed to empowering communities to activate their best intentions through culturally responsive, evidence-based mindfulness tools. In 2013, he cofounded one of the top-rated public middle schools in Brooklyn, New York. In his tenth year as an educator, he leads the mindfulness program that is infused into the school’s mission, Character Education. The program has contributed to Vista Academy’s improved learning community and led to his work with New York City Department of Education District 19, where he facilitates and designs workshops for Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. Curtis has transformed thousands of lives in more than 30 New York City public schools by using music, movement, art, and writing to activate the science-based benefits of mindfulness.