HKTA Shun Yeung Primary School

HKTA Shun Yeung Primary School

It is our honour to be one of the 9 seed schools in Hong Kong and be invited to participate in the Jockey Club “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative (JC PandA).

Since 2019-2020, positive psychology and mindfulness have been built into our school life to support student well-being. All students practise 3-minutes mindful breathing at the beginning of the day. We also encourage students to practise mindful eating during lunch, so that they could cherish the food and feel grateful for what they have.

Besides, we introduced Paws b program from the Mindfulness in School Project in UK to our P.4 students. Thanks for our supportive parents, P.4 students completed twelve lessons with different kinds of mindfulness practices, like Mindful Eating (靜觀進食)、Breath Counting Practice (泡泡練習)、Finger Breathing (手指呼吸法)、Petal Practice (花瓣練習). We do believe this program helps our students to focus attention, deal with difficulties, build resilience to stress and develop positive mindset in both school and life. One of our P.4 students, Liu Ka Ho from Class 4A applies what he learned to reduce stress. In the past, Ka Ho felt very nervous and his mind screwed up while encountering difficulties in homework. Now, he practices mindfulness, such as Finger Breathing or Petal Practice, to help himself calm down, so that he can think more clearly and find out the solutions.

From the results of our post-program survey, all students reported they have learned a variety of mindfulness practices. They found Paws b helpful to train their attention, in which they could direct their attention with greater awareness and skills. Furthermore, we are excited to know the program could improve students’ capacity to concentrate and be less distracted. Their working memory and ability to plan could be enhanced as well. We are also happy to see mindfulness could help our students to self-regulate more effectively, manage impulsivity, and reduce conflict and oppositional behaviour. It should not, however, be used as a disciplinary tool.

(The above information is provided by the school.)