Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
The first in a series of blogs inviting MiSP trainers and trained teachers working in schools and other settings to reflect on a working day and explore how mindfulness is embedded in their work and life. A day in the life of David Bignell David has worked in primary education for 31 years and is currently […]
by Charisse Minerva For 5 years I taught College Success Skills at a local community college. It was my personal determination to include Mindfulness in the existing curriculum. There was resistance on many levels, mostly due to the lack of familiarity with Mindfulness work in this geographic region. I was determined, so I pushed on. […]
Did you know that MiSP curricula are already available in 12 languages with more translations on the way? We are grateful for the international interest in our work and honoured that our organisation is recognised for leading the global effort to bring evidence-based mindfulness to schools. It is heartwarming to watch the increasing interest in […]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our education community has faced so many new, difficult and, at times, heartbreaking challenges: Making impossible decisions about how to keep schools open for vulnerable children and children of key workers whilst safeguarding staff and pupils alike. Making distressing personal decisions about prioritising duty of care: to our schools, our […]
Where can I network with other MiSP trained teachers? We know that training to teach mindfulness to children and young people with MiSP is a unique experience and there is often a great sense of community and warmth with other participants on the course. We hope to support our trained teachers and provide opportunities to […]