Teach .b and Teach Paws b Courses

The Jockey Club “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative (JC PandA) will run two courses to train mindfulness teachers in July 2021, namely Teach .b and Teach Paws b. The .b and Paws b curricula were developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) in the U.K., and have been translated into Chinese by the JC PandA Team. .b is a mindfulness curriculum for secondary school students (ages 11-18) and Paws b is a mindfulness curriculum for primary school students (ages 7-11).

 

Teach .b and Teach Paws b are training courses for teachers and helping professionals in schools. Teachers and helping professionals who have completed the training can teach .b and Paws b in the schools they serve.  Please see below for the course details:

 

Teach .b: July 6-9, 2021 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Teach Paws b: July 12-14, 2021 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Venue: 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Trainers: JC PandA team
Medium of instruction: Cantonese
Cost: Free of charge

 

Participants are required to have the following prerequisites and commitment:

  1. Completed an 8-week mindfulness course (e.g. MBCT, MBSR, and .b Foundations);
  2. Have been maintaining a personal mindfulness practice of at least 20 minutes daily;
  3. Are current teachers or helping professionals in schools;
  4. Submit a cheque of HK$2,000 as deposit after admission. The cheque will be returned after course completion;
  5. Commit to teaching .b or Paws b at least twice under supervision after course completion.

 

Interested teachers and helping professionals in schools can apply through the following links by May 14, 2021:

Teach .b: Click to apply

Teach Paws b: Click to apply

 

Priority will be given to teachers and helping professionals who serve in the seed schools, affiliated schools, and network schools of the JC PandA. We shall notify all applicants of the result by the end of May. If you have any enquiries, please drop us an email (jcpanda@hku.hk) or call us at 3917-5176.