Meditation and Mindfulness for Schools - Teaching Children Meditation

Create a Peaceful and Positive Classroom

You may be curious about bringing meditation and mindfulness for schools into your work. Especially as an educator where you play a crucial role in shaping the mental and emotional well-being of your students.

When children are anxious, stressed, struggling in class, or acting out, you strive to create a classroom environment that helps fosters calm, safety, and positive development.

Dedicated to the wellbeing of young people, you have to balance the demands of a busy school environment with planning skills, class management, engaging the diverse needs of your students in addition to your own self care.

It can be tough.

For 20 years we have been teaching adults (including educators) to bring meditation skills to young people. In 2024 we piloted a course with an international school where we learned from educators; listening to their needs and understanding their unique professional and personal challenges. In consultation with educators and the pilot course, we are creating new modules – Connected Kids for Educators.

From the end of February 2025, we will release our first Connected Kids for Educators (CKE) – Teach Meditation 101 module to empower professional educators with the mindful tools to support students’ emotional and behavioural development.

This will benefit all levels of experience, but in particular it supports those new to meditation or teaching it in the classroom:

These modules will equip educators with the mindful knowledge and skills to adapt teaching meditation in an educational setting.

“The lesson plans that you shared with us were perfect – it really spoke our language as educators.“

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Enhance your educator’s experience

These modules are ideal for busy educators eager to integrate mindfulness into their teaching practice, regardless of previous meditation experience. They will help you and your children develop mindful skills and engage in creative meditation practices.

The self-directed study modules specifically help educators adapt mindful activities to the needs of a classroom. Optional online drop-in sessions enable you to ask questions to hone your understanding and skills. We’ll guide you how to buddy up with colleagues or other course attendees to help you stay focused throughout.

These meditation and mindfulness for schools modules cover all age groups. Within the course we’ll show you how to engage meditation skills at different levels of child development.

In addition, we guide you how to deliver and integrate your mindful creations as an activity or as a mindful lesson plan that connects and can be easily adapted to your current curriculum.

“For me having the mindfulness lesson plan is very helpful. I realise that mindfulness and meditation is not a subject to teach but a practice. However, the lesson planning we looked at has helped me to envisage how and when to use mindful moments.”

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Meditation benefits

Improved student behavior.

A calmer classroom atmosphere.

Enhanced teacher-student relationships.

What do the modules include?

online resources accessible 24/7 – suitable for the novice or those experienced with meditation
learn about mindful tools and how to create effective lesson plans using these skills (we include downloads and templates for use)
learning about the benefits of meditation for schools and the classroom – links to worldwide research
learning from the founder of Connected Kids, 20 years experience of teaching meditation to incorporate into your classroom in easy, practical steps
stress-busting tools to support your self-care practice – mindful tools that help you in your educator’s role
optional (online) monthly sessions with an experienced trainer (1 hour – friday afternoons) to discuss the practices and ask questions.
completion of module certification and CE/CPD points for your personal development plans following a simple assessment (written online test).
Resilient Minds in Education Award – the opportunity for your school or educational organisation to apply (for free) in recognition of your commitment to staff and student wellbeing.

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Modules in development

Improving Focus and attention in class – release date end of March 2025
Mindfulness methods for challenging behaviour – release date end of March 2025
Adapting for young people with SEN – release date end of April 2025
Advanced skills for confidence and creativity – release date end of April 2025
Trauma-sensitive mindfulness – release date end of May 2025
Self care to help educators recharge – release date end of May 2025
Tools to create a mindful environment – release date end of June 2025

“The course was superb. Your communication and guidance was outstanding; I have picked up ideas which I can now implement into my everyday teaching.“

Liam, teacher

Bring peace into your classroom with the Connected Kids for Educators modules and help your students thrive emotionally and academically.

Educators and schools will have access to the first module from 28th February 2025. Schools can opt to purchase a multi-user discount.