Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
The 2019 MiSP Conference already seems like a lovely memory, so we’ve put together a selection of photos from the day to remind you of just how great it was – and if you weren’t there an idea of what you missed! The event at the Friends House, Euston on Friday 26th April was a […]
Last week our Paws b and .b trained teacher Lisa-Marie Santelli ran 26.2 miles to raise money for our A Million Minds Matter Appeal. One of 42,549 who crossed the finish line, she navigated a challenging course in an amazing time! We were delighted to have our first ever fundraising runner taking on this epic […]
The practice of mindfulness as a catalyst for environmental activism may not seem obvious to everybody. But at our conference last week, Caroline Lucas MP made a compelling case for this approach and the impact she believes mindfulness in schools can have, both in helping young people to fully appreciate the beauty of our planet, […]
Apart from their class teachers, parents and carers are the people with whom many young people spend most of their time each week. While we must acknowledge that a child’s peer group may eventually become the key influence in how they dress, speak, and the activities they pursue, it is the adults in a young […]
by Caroline Fish We all have certain expectations of a conference – as the word suggests, ‘a formal meeting of people with a shared interest’ offering ‘a group of talks on a particular subject’. I’ve been to lots over the years, arriving bright-eyed and enthusiastic, keen to learn and hoping to be sufficiently inspired […]
A huge thank you to all the UK and overseas schools and teachers who took part in the #SchoolsSitTogether event on Wednesday 6th February – and throughout the rest of the week. We were delighted with the response and fantastic photos, it really emphasised the mindful community feel and it was a great way for […]
REGISTER TODAY! * STARTS MONDAY FEB 11th. * WATCH FOR FREE FEB 11-15th The Mindful Kids Peace Summit is a 5 day online global summit, created by a teen for other teens, and is the first of its kind SEL Mindfulness program geared to tweens/teens and shown in middle/high schools all around the world as […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn joins Action For Happiness in a carpool podcast where he talks about about the dark side of making money through mindfulness, answers questions from his Facebook followers and also takes on the challenge of describing Mindfulness in one word. Jon also gives his thoughts on the 2018 MiSP Conference, describing it as “so […]
As schools in England prepare to take part in a mental health trial, Nick Ferrari tries out a mindfulness session in the LBC studio led by MiSP’s Richard Burnett. More than 300 schools in England will take part in one of the largest mental health trials in the world, designed to support mental health and […]
The Mindfulness in Schools Project community is coming together to mark Children’s Mental Health Week 2019 and to raise awareness of the need for young people to develop skills to support their own wellbeing, both inside and out. We are inviting teachers and students from primary and secondary schools all over the world who have […]