Mindfulness in education is a big topic right now.
And for good reason. There’s a huge need for mental health support right now, as well as the societal need for self-aware, compassionate, creative, empowered, emotionally intelligent individuals.
The education system getting shaken up right now, to say the least. Yet it’s also been long overdue for reform, as many know.
That makes now the perfect time to upgrade education in many ways, from the settings, structures, and what is actually taught. And one of the most important things to incorporate in education is mindfulness.
Mindfulness is essentially a state of conscious awareness, or noticing. It’s such a simple concept, with such profound and wide-reaching benefits. It’s also a practice that can be included in education in many ways to help create a better world.
Now let’s get into the resources…
7 Great Resources For Mindfulness In Education (And Homeschooling)
Note: Links to each resource are included in the titles.
1) Mindfulness In Education: The Biggest Leverage Point For Humanity?
This is an essay/proposition that I recently published. It’s a comprehensive starting point for implementing mindfulness in education, as well as some context as to why it’s so important for humanity right now.
2) Free Mindfulness Class For Kids
Mindful Schools provides an entire mindfulness course for children. It’s a great resource for teaching children mindfulness, especially in a homeschool environment. If you’re a teacher, you can draw from that course for your own inspiration.
3) 51 Mindfulness Exercises for Kids in the Classroom
This is a master list of mindfulness exercises for kids. There are some great ideas here that will spark your own ideas. Whenever you want to keep kids occupied while simultaneously teaching them mindfulness, pull out one of these exercises.
4) 25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children and Teens
Another great resource with mindfulness exercises. This one has less exercises, but the descriptions are more detailed.
This is an awesome resource for teaching mindfulness to teens. If you work with teenagers (or parent them), definitely check this one out.
6) Best Practices for Bringing Mindfulness into Schools
As the titles says, this articles goes over the best practices for mindfulness in education. It will help you create a more mindful culture in any educational environment.
The Mindfulness in Schools Project is an organization dedicated to bringing mindfulness into schools. They provide a lot of resources on their site to support mindfulness in education.
There you have it.
I trust that those resources will help spark some inspiration for you, and together we can create a more mindful, compassionate world.
With Love,
~ Stephen Parato
