Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
On Thursday 14th January 2021 we hosted the third of our ‘Inviting the Experts…’ series of webinars. This is a series of CPD sessions which we have set up recognising the incredible work that is going on in schools right now in particularly challenging circumstances and the need for school staff to have access to […]
MiSP curricula has been taught to thousands of children and young people from all backgrounds in all types of schools and youth-related organisations the UK and beyond. We are keen to celebrate some of the young people who have discovered the benefits of mindfulness for themselves, who can inspire others to practice mindfulness in their […]
Five tips for guiding practices The guiding of the short practices in our courses is one of the things that can really unnerve teachers. While it may take you out of your comfort zone, it is the cornerstone of what the young people learn in the .b/Paws b/.breathe/dots courses, but it takes practice! Here is […]
By Liz Lord In this first of a series of blogs looking at the essential qualities of school mindfulness teachers, Liz Lord tracks the explosion in popularity of the children’s book, The Lost Words, by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, and explores the lessons we can learn from their experiences. I first learned of the […]
On Tuesday 1st December 2020 we hosted the second of our ‘Inviting the Experts…’ series of webinars. This is a series of CPD sessions which we have set up recognising the incredible work that is going on in schools right now in particularly challenging circumstances and the need for school staff to have access to […]
On Wednesday 18th November 2020 we hosted the first of our ‘Inviting the Experts…’ series of webinars. This is a series of CPD sessions which we have set up recognising the incredible work that is going on in schools right now in particularly challenging circumstances and the need for school staff to have access to […]
How to get mindfulness onto your school timetable Effective implementation of mindfulness in schools needs planning and thought. One of the most important strategic decisions however is very simple: get mindfulness on the school timetable. Once it’s there, it can be routinely taught, week in, week out, term after term, and hundreds of children and […]
This month saw the inaugural meetings of our Inclusion and Support Groups which have been set up to provide support to our communities and to facilitate dialogue, learning and development. They have provided a wonderful opportunity for mindfulness teachers and practitioners to meet and begin to share experiences, issues and achievements. We look forward to […]
How do I fit Paws b or .b into the timeframe I have available? School lessons/sessions can be anywhere between 20 and 55 minutes long, and perhaps you have 4 lessons allocated to mindfulness or maybe it is a whole term’s worth of lessons! Given this huge variation, what is the best way to fit […]
How can we involve our parent community? Parents are an important part of the school community, and involving them in school life can be a fantastic opportunity whilst also sometimes feeling like a challenge. Providing information We encourage all schools who are teaching mindfulness to their students to let parents know that they are doing […]