Languages understood: |
English, Spanish, French |
| With which level of education are you involved? |
Secondary education: intermediate level |
| What discipline do you teach (mainly)? |
Language, Religion |
| Does your school, college or faculty teach for a specific discipline or is the education more general? |
General education (e.g. primary or secondary school) |
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? |
7 |
| On average, what age are the pupils/students with who you are working? |
13 – 15 yrs. |
| Can you describe briefly what you are doing with your pupils/students to integrate mindfulness in your educational work? |
Over the years I have taught mindfulness to many different year groups in many different ways, but the backbone of it is now an 8 week mindfulness course for year 10 pupils (14/15 years old). This is done during normal, timetabled 40 minute lessons along with short "home practice" exercises.
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| 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? |
Having empirical research in place to endorse its effectiveness. We have already carried out some encouraging pilot research, but the next step is to do something more comprehensive. |
| 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? |
They report feeling calmer, more balanced, happier. |
| What is the base of the mindfulness practise you are using in your educational work? |
Secular based. |
