Mindfulness at School .b Foundations Program

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS?

* It enables students to maintain their concentration longer and focus better in class, exams, sports, communicating with each other and even playing games.
* Helps them cope with challenging emotions and situations.
* Help them with daily stresses, relational problems, sleep problems and conflicts with their parents during the transition period (from childhood to adolescence).
* Increases their well-being (happiness, calmness, peace).
* Helps them with nutrition, healthy and positive relationships with their bodies and acceptance of differences.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS?

* It helps them to pay attention and increase their concentration in the classroom.
* It helps them overcome negative emotions such as job stress, burnout, dissatisfaction.
* Helps them become aware of their own feelings, thoughts and bodies.
* It enables them to regulate their emotions in crisis and challenging situations and to give selected responses instead of immediate reactions.
* It helps students to understand their needs and interests more easily.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT?

* Emotions and thoughts are contagious. The spread of mindfulness throughout the school ensures that the desired skills gained through this program are also developed through interaction.
* It enables the transfer of a permanent, scientifically supported and sustainable program as a school tradition.
* It enables the creation of a common language from teachers to students and administrators.
* A school tradition consisting of individuals who are sensitive to themselves, others, their environment and other living and non-living beings is formed.

* The process of the training and therefore its remuneration can be flexible according to the needs and purpose of the school.

* This training should be spread over a period of at least 6 months.

Module 1: Two Hour Talk (Tasting)

* What is mindfulness?
* Why is mindfulness useful for students and teachers?
* How can mindfulness in schools help you in teaching and learning and how can you bring it to school?

 

Module 2: School Staff Learn Mindfulness

* Providing mindfulness training to school teachers and administrators.
* The 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program is given to teachers for 3 full days in an intensive format.

Module 3: Integration of Mindfulness Program

* Volunteer and talented teachers from each level/grade are selected to work on integrating mindfulness into the curriculum.
* It takes one or two days.

Module 4: Supervision

Supervision of the implemented modules (2 days at intervals)

Module 5: Follow-up

Follow-up of participants at the end of the semester.