Goals and Objectives of this Course:

• Reflect on assumptions and insights of practitioners, researchers and self specific to mindfulness in school settings.
• Understand the purpose, principles and benefits of mindfulness practices.
• Explore classroom mindfulness techniques to improve focus, and support social and emotional learning.
• Apply mindfulness strategies to successfully promote positive student interactions.
• Develop routine classroom activities to teach the principles and practices of mindfulness.
• Design an action plan to implement classroom or school-wide mindfulness programming.