'MINDFULNESS IN THE CURRICULUM'

A Futuremind Conference on 18th November 2014

with visiting Speakers and Schools at

FRIENDS HOUSE, EUSTON, London

For all teachers and other interested professionals.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION, SPEAKERS AND SCHOOLS

This conference will help you to explore the benefits of using mindfulness in your school or classroom either for the first time, or to build on existing practice. You will hear presentations from experienced practitioners David Rycroft from 'Mind with Heart', and Claire Kelly from the 'Mindfulness in Schools Project' as well as gaining insight from two case-study schools: St John's College School, Cambridge and the Dharma Primary School, Brighton. This interactive event will also provide opportunities for delegates to experience mindfulness at first hand. A number of key questions will be addressed including:

• What is mindfulness?
• Why teach it?
• What research is there to prove its effectiveness or worth?
• How do we teach it?
• What is it like to experience mindfulness?
• What are the gains for pupils and staff?
• How can it be best implemented in school? 
• What are the traps to avoid in implementation?
• Where can I get further training and resources?

    

 

 

 

 

   David Rycroft, MInd with Heart.

David Rycroft, Trainer & Curriculum Developer, Mind with Heart

David is Mind with Heart's main teacher-trainer in the London Area, offering trainings and workshops for educators and young people in mindfulness and compassion. He specialises in mindfulness and curriculum design and trains teachers and mindfulness practitioners internationally. David has fifteen years of experience as a teacher and educator. Since 2005, he has been the co-founder and president of an international association offering children and teenagers summer programmes focusing on the cultivation of mindfulness and compassion. For the last two years, he has directed a two-week summer programme for 40 teenagers where they explore human values through experiment, discussion and debate. David has an MA in Bhuddist Studies from Sunderland University and has studies and practised in the Bhuddist tradition for twenty years. He is also a practising artist.

.   Claire Kelly, Mindfulness in Schools Project.

Claire Kelly, Director, Mindfulness in Schools Project

Claire leads the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP)  team with a focus on partner relations and curriculum development. A not-for-profit organisation, MiSP now delivers teacher and student training in 12 countries, where their work has been translated into 8 languages. Claire is a .b (secondary curriculum) and paws.b (primary curriculum) teacher trainer, teaches the .b course for teens, the paws.b course for 7-11 year-olds, the .b Foundation course for adults, and runs introductory workshops and INSET training on mindfulness for students and teachers. Claire is also a trained teacher of mindfulness for adults (MBSR). Claire graduated from Cambridge University in Social and Political Science in 1988. She has worked in education for 25 years, and most recently was Deputy Head at South Hampstead High School, one of the leading girls’ schools in the UK, where she initiated a mindfulness programme that continues today.

SCHOOL CASE-STUDY SCHOOLS:

  

St John's College School, Cambridge. 

St John's College School is one of the leading and most innovative Prep schools in the country, where attainment is rated as ‘exceptional’ by ISI. The school has been using mindfulness in the curriculum for many years now with pupils and staff. This work grew naturally out of a wider St John's initiative called 'Emotions for Learning' (E4L). Today, mindfulness is an embedded and integral part of the school's provision for all pupils and all staff and not just a 'bolt-on'. How have they achieved this and what benefits arise?

The Dharma Primary School

The Dharma Primary School, in Brighton, is a non-selective independent school and welcomes children aged 3-11 years from all backgrounds, faiths and abilities. Our  philosophy is rooted in Buddhist principles and for 20 years we have successfully integrated a holistic ethos with a sound academic education. Through the practice of mindfulness, the school aims to cultivate wisdom, reflection and compassion in children and to help them unlock their full potential.