Learning to Teach Mindfulness

Training Pathway for Teaching Mindfulness Courses

To facilitate teachers and school professional helpers to learn the basics of mindfulness, the Jockey Club “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative (JC PandA) is running the .b Foundations, an eight-week mindfulness course on a regular basis. .b Foundations is a school-based adult mindfulness course for school staff and parents.

Having completed an eight-week mindfulness course (e.g. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and .b Foundations) and developed a daily mindfulness practice routine of at least 20 minutes for at least 6 months, teachers and school professional helpers who aspire to teach mindfulness to students may attend the Teach .b and Teach Paws b courses. While Teach .b is a four-day training which prepares participants to teach the .b curriculum to secondary school students, Teach Paws b is a three-day training which prepares participants to teach the Paws b curriculum to primary school students. These courses are offered annually by the JC PandA. Upon completion of these courses, teachers and school professional helpers are qualified to teach .b or Paws b to their students.

In order to train school professional helpers (e.g. educational psychologists, social workers, and student guidance personnel) to teach mindfulness to school staff or parents, the JC PandA is offering the “Peace and Awareness Scholarship” to outstanding school professional helpers to attend the School Mindfulness Lead, a seven-day residential training in the United Kingdom. School professional helpers who have successfully completed the training are qualified to teach .b Foundations to school staff or parents.

1

Attend Eight-week
Mindfulness Course
Complete an eight-week
mindfulness course
(MBCT, MBSR, or .b Foundations)

2

Practice Mindfulness Daily
Practice mindfulness at least
20 minutes daily for
at least six months

3

Receive Training to Teach
Mindfulness to Students

Complete a four-day Teach .b or
three-day Teach Paws b training

4

Teach Mindfulness
to Students

Teach .b or Paws b for
at least two rounds

5

Receive Training
to Teach Mindfulness
to School Staff or Parents

Complete a seven-day
school mindfulness lead
residential training

6

Teach Mindfulness to
School Staff or Parents

Teach mindfulness to
school staff or parents
.b foundation

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All training offered to teachers and school professional helpers by the JC PandA is free of charge. Priority to attend the training courses is given to staff members of the seed schools, affiliated schools, and network schools. To receive updates about our upcoming activities, and notifications on mindfulness training and resources, please join Friends of JC PandA.

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