Meditation and Mindfulness for Schools

Create a Peaceful and Positive Classroom

As an educator, you may be curious about bringing meditation and mindfulness for schools into your work. In your education role, you are crucial in shaping your students’ mental and emotional well-being.

When children are anxious, stressed, struggling in class, or acting out, creating a classroom that fosters calm, safety, and a positive learning environment can be challenging.

Plus, you have to balance the demands of a busy school day with planning, class management, engaging the diverse needs of your students, and your personal self-care needs.

It can be tough.

A Practical Resource for Educators

For 2 decades, Connected Kids has brought meditation skills to young people. In 2024, we piloted a course through an international school where we learned from educators, listening to their needs and understanding their unique professional and personal challenges.  In consultation with professionals in education, and working with the learnings of the pilot course, we have created Connected Kids for Educators (CKE), which is designed to meet the needs of those working in education.  We bring together our vast experience of the Connected Kids program to support the unique needs of the classroom environment.

Now Available

We have released our first educator’s resource – Teach Meditation 101 to empower professionals in education with the mindful tools to support students’ emotional and behavioural development.

This new resource benefits all levels of meditation experience, but in particular those new to meditation or teaching it in the classroom.

This is the first resource we are releasing for educators (*more resources are being rolled out in the next 6 months) which will equip educators with the mindful knowledge and skills to bring meditation into an educational setting.

In the Educators Teach Meditation 101 Resource you will learn:

• understand and explain meditation to young people (to improve engagement)
• adapt this explanation to age and stage (to engage elementary/primary to high school)
• understand and explain why meditation is beneficial for mental, emotional and physical health
• discover how to easily schedule mindful moments into the school day
• learn how to incorporate a mindful classroom practice using the 5 physical senses
• learn how to use the breath as a self-regulation tool in class or 121
• develop your confidence in teaching meditation in the school environment
• learn how to balance your stress and energy throught the school day

Purchase of our introductory offer includes 6 months access, monthly monitoring group sessions and certification of completion (including CPD/CE points).

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A new guide – meditation and mindfulness for schools

There will be a suite of resources available for busy educators who are eager to integrate the benefits of mindfulness into their teaching practice. These resources are designed and created for the classroom and school environment – helping young people develop mindful skills and engage their creativity in meditation practices.

The resources offer self-directed study to help busy educators learn at their own pace and adapt mindful activities to the needs of a classroom.  Optional online drop-in sessions offer the chance to ask questions to hone understanding and skills.  We’ll signpost attendees who need help to stay focused through an option to buddy up with colleagues or other participants.

These meditation and mindfulness for schools resources support skills for those working with a wide range of age groups.  We’ll show you how to engage meditation skills at different levels of a child’s development.

Plus we’ll show you how to deliver and integrate your mindful creations as an activity or as a mindful lesson plan that can be linked to the current curriculum.

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What do the educator resources 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 – thursday twighlight sessions) to discuss the practices and ask questions.
• Completion of module certification and CE/CPD points for your personal development plans following a simple assessment (online questions within the resource).
• (optional) 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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Coming soon

• Boost focus and attention in class – release date April 2025
• Mindfulness for managing challenging behaviour – release date April 2025
• Supporting SEN students in class – release date April 2025
• Confidence and creativity – advanced techniques teaching meditation – release date May 2025
• Trauma-sensitive mindfulness strategies – release date May 2025
• Self-care mindful skills to recharge and thrive – release date June 2025
• Creating a mindful and healing classroom – release date  June 2025

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

Educators and schools will have access to further resource releases from mid April 2025.  Schools can opt to purchase a multi-user discount.

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