Languages understood: |
English |
| With which level of education are you involved? |
high school |
| What discipline do you teach (mainly)? |
art history |
| Does your school, college or faculty teach for a specific discipline or is the education more general? |
professional education |
For what type of profession are your students being educated? |
they are educated for higher studies in architecture, plastic arts, performance arts, photography and video, design and reclame |
Are you yourself working with pupils/students or are you otherwise involved in education, (e.g. educational policy)? |
(mainly) teaching pupils/students |
| What kind of organisational relation do you have with your educational work? |
(mainly) professional / important source of income |
| How many years is it since you first started your efforts to integrate mindfulness into your educational work? |
1 |
| On average, what age are the pupils/students with who you are working? |
16-18 |
| Can you describe briefly what you are doing with your pupils/students to integrate mindfulness in your educational work? |
Noble silence.
Throughout the year there iwill be a progression from "not talking" towards a more inner silence and breathing. The bell is a very helpful tool that I would like to introduce this year. With students of 16 to 18 years old all of this is a big challenge, because they easily reject this. Linking mindfulness to a better study atttude and a higher concentration helps to have the acceptance of the more sceptical students.
My sangha is in school. I took inititaive in that last year and ca. 15 teachers responded positively. In October we will gather and see what activities will be programmed, both for teachers and for students.
I would like to propose to have silent lunches on friday. |
| What is it that would be most helpful to you to (further) improve your work with integrating mindfulness in your educational work, besides deepening your own practice? |
This webside and the contacts with other mindful educators would help and support me a great deal.
I would like to have a meeting once a year. |
| Have you noticed or heard of any changes in the behaviour of your pupils/students? |
yes |
| What is the nature of the changes you have noticed in the behaviour of your pupils/students? |
Improved class room behaviour. An atmosphere of respect rises while practising. Gossiping will be stopped more easily and is replaced by acceptance of each other. |
| What is the base of the mindfulness practise you are using in your educational work? |
Buddhist based |
