MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION, ICELAND. Activities to create a calm, happy and successful classroom culture
Experience activities that can help you and your students to increase concentration, inner peace, self-esteem and empathy.
• Designed by teachers for teachers.
• Activities tried, tested and approved by teachers and students.
• Methodology renowned internationally.
• Innovative, effective and motivating!
• Fun regional activities with local course providers.
Description
- Just like there are different ways to train your body, there are also different ways to train your brain.
- On this 7 day course we will show you how mindfulness and meditation training should be an essential part of our daily routine just like eating, sleeping and moving. By implementing it into your life and teaching, you will feel the enormous benefits for both yourself and your students. In a short time, you will start to feel better in your own skin, have more positive relationships with others and improve your concentration and work efficacy.
- The activities include different kinds of meditation and quiet activities that can easily be implemented into our busy day.
THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- Mindful meditation
- Mindful walking
- Body scans
- Formal and informal meditations
- Breathing and relaxation exercises
- Positivity and gratitude practices
- Now minutes
- Calming games
- Active listening
Learning objectives
- To create a fun learning environment where teachers can share experiences and learn from like-minded professionals.
- To introduce the ideology behind Smart Teachers Play More and observe first-hand how the project is working in local schools in Iceland.
- To give teachers a close-up and personal insight into the Icelandic school system.
- To give teachers first-hand experience and the tools needed to implement mindfulness and meditation practice as a part of the daily school routine.
- To practice a range of mindfulness and meditation techniques.
- To explore positive communication and active listening exercises as part of mindfulness and meditation training.
- To experience positivity and gratitude practices.
- To observe the power of quiet activities to teach and review academic objectives.
- To give teachers the opportunity to share successful activities they use in their own school/country so we can learn from each other.
- To help teachers plan the vision for their open and supportive well-being classroom
Methodology & assessment
• Presentation of the latest theory behind the benefits of mindfulness and meditation activities in learning with practical examples.
• First-hand experience and practice of key activities and tools used to implement mindfulness and meditation practice as a part of the daily school routine.
• Regular short brain-breaks to demonstrate energising, calming and brain-gym activities.
• Reflection and discussion opportunities focused on how to adapt and design activities for our own classroom settings.
• Sharing good practice session encouraging participants to share successful activities from their own practice.
• Structured networking opportunities so teachers can find suitable partners to continue their Erasmus learning journey.
• An Icelandic school visit including presentation of the school, question and answer session and classroom pop-ins.
• Vision planning session at the end of the course to create an action plan.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Your well-being is our top priority, and we are committed to making your Erasmus+ mobility experience exceptional. To help you prepare and get to know us better, we’ve put together a range of resources under the following links:
Course Schedule
Your week in Iceland
Our mission and methodology
Meet our outstanding team
Erasmus compliance
Certification details
- Certificate of Attendance
- Europass Mobility Document
- Learning Agreement (if applicable)
- Any additional documentation required by your National Europass Agency or National Office.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:595Euro
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Course package content:
· Interactive, high quality pedagogy and training.
· Course material and "classroom ready" activities to take away.
· Quality sharing good practice and networking opportunities.
· Expert support before, during and after your course mobility.
· Suitable venues in stunning destinations.
· Cultural evening and visit to the local swimming pool and hot tubs.
· Local advice and support before and during your stay, including a discount
voucher for a local hotel close to our course centre.
· Refreshments at breaktime.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
You can find our registration, payment, and cancellation policy here.
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Early childhood education (ISCED 0)Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
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Target audience type:TeacherStudent TeacherSchool Psychologist
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Learning time:25 hours or more
Upcoming sessions
Past sessions
Provider
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