Students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face chronic stress that affects their learning and emotional health. At Unessa Foundation, we equip educators with simple yet powerful stress management tools—from mindfulness to calm corners—ensuring children feel safe, seen, and supported. This blog offers 9 actionable strategies to help schools recognize and reduce student stress, and highlights Unessa’s ongoing efforts to build emotionally resilient classrooms. Compassionate presence—not perfection—can be a lifeline.