The Jockey Club “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative (JC PandA) will run one Teach .b course and two Teach Paws b courses in July 2024 to train mindfulness teachers.
.b and Paws b are developed by the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP), the United Kingdom. .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). Teachers and helping professionals can teach .b and Paws b in the schools they serve once they have completed the Teach .b and Teach Paws b training respectively. Please see below course details:
Participants are required to have the following prerequisites and commitment:
- Completed an 8-week mindfulness course (e.g. MBCT, MBSR, and .b Foundations);
- Have been maintaining a personal mindfulness practice of at least 20 minutes daily;
- Are current teachers or helping professionals in schools;
- Submit a cheque of HK$2,000 as deposit after admission. The cheque will be returned after course completion;
- 100% attendance rate is required for course completion;
- Are committed 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 on or before May 3, 2024 (Friday):
Priority will be given to teachers and helping professionals who serve in the resources schools and affiliated schools of the JC PandA project. Moreover, the JC PandA team has developed some teaching units and resources for various subjects. Priority will be given to teachers who are willing to try the mindfulness integrated curriculum in the school they serve.
We shall notify all applicants of the result by late-May. If you have any enquiries, please drop us an email at jcpanda@hku.hk or call us at 3917 5176.