Mindfulness For Teachers - Cultivating Well-being in Schools

Third-party on-site course

Mindfulness For Teachers - Cultivating Well-being in Schools

Join our "Mindfulness for Teachers" course in Algarve, designed for educators seeking well-being integration in schools. Led by Marta Lopes over six days, this transformative experience focuses on personal mindfulness practice, offering both formal and informal exercises.

Last updated: 14.02.2025

Next upcoming session:

07.07.2025 - 12.07.2025

Portugal , Algarve , Algarve

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Description

This course has been created for teachers who want to learn about what Mindfulness is, how it can benefit both their students and themselves, and how it can best be integrated into their schools.

Its main goal is to help teachers establish a firm foundation in their own mindfulness practice throughout the course, learning experiential formal and informal mindfulness practices and exercises. Course participants will be invited to journal their experiences during the course. By the end of this course, participants are expected to will have established their own Mindfulness practice, having experienced its benefits first-hand, and to make a action plan to continue that personal practice.

Participants will leave the course with a handful of mindfulness resources that they can use for themselves and also with their students. We will approach how these practices and exercises can be adapted to fit their students, and how Mindfulness can be introduced to students, parents and schools unfamili

Learning objectives

Participants to the course will learn to:

Learning new practices and exercises that empower individuals to overcome everyday stress;
Learning practices that to enhance self-control and self-management of attention for more successful learning;
Using of innovative practices for empowering teachers in working with students;
Developing new practices and exercises for working with students;
Developing sensitivity to the importance of attending to multicultural differences in the use of mindfulness as a tool for promoting well-being in schools.

Methodology & assessment

Monday:

Course and participants introduction.

Ice-break group dynamics.

Setting goals for participants.

What is mindfulness?

Benefits of mindfulness for teachers and students.

Different ways to cultivate mindfulness.

Mindfulness meditations and exercises.

Tuesday:

Mindfulness meditations and exercises.

Teaching mindfully and teaching mindfulness.

History and science of mindfulness.

Wednesday:

Mindfulness meditations and exercises.

Strengthening mindfulness practice.

Thursday:

Introducing the concept of mindfulness to students.

Approaches to integrating mindfulness practices into schools.

Adapting practices for different ages and needs.

Mindfulness meditations and exercises.

Friday:

Mindfulness meditations and exercises.

Guiding a mindful meditation.

Course evaluation from participants.

Acquired competences, feedback, and discussion.

Awarding Certificate of Attendance.

Saturday:

Well-being and nature.

Transmission of the natural heritage - Ria Formosa (Boat tour).

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

The teacher provides the following resources:

1. Exclusive Ebook: A complete guide covering all the theoretical concepts discussed during the course, along with practical tools applicable to the workplace.
2. Reflective Activities:Essays and journaling exercises designed to foster self-awareness and integration of the learned concepts.
3. Learning Schemes and Guides: Visual maps and structured outlines to support content organization and learning. Mindfulness & yoga sequences.
4. Mindful Hands-on creative activities to reinforce learning through interactive means.
5. Original Audios with Mindfulness guided meditations, mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques recorded by the teacher.
Suggested platforms such as Insight Timer to complement studies.

Certification details

Participants receive a 30-hour certificate for attending the course.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

480

Euro
Course package content:

- Mindful movement and yoga as tools for teacher self-care and stress management.
- Creating a ripple effect: A teacher’s well-being impacting students’ emotional stability.
- Yoga sequences to build resilience and sustain energy throughout the teaching day.
- Learning breathing techniques to support the nervous system of the teacher and the students in their practical life.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Student Teacher

Teacher Educator
Learning time:

25 hours or more