Curriculum Training

This training is based on the Mindful Schools in-school K-5 curriculum taught to over 18,000 children since 2007. Our highly experienced Mindful Schools trainers will guide you through nearly 30 mindfulness lessons, teach you how mindfulness positively impacts the brain, show videos of programming in action, and explain how to bring mindfulness into schools.

The curriculum focuses on teaching children how to pay attention, build empathy, cultivate self awareness, reduce stress, and control their impulses. There is time dedicated throughout the training to practice the lessons in a group. This prepares you for bringing the curriculum to life and helps you anticipate challenges you might face, so that you can get the support you need. Our aim for participants is to give them an interactive learning experience while meeting with other mindfulness practitioners from various professional backgrounds.

Participants receive 20 hours of training along with the Mindful Schools K-5 Curriculum, a Teacher’s Manual, handouts on the brain science of mindfulness, and information on how to bring mindfulness to a school. Lessons from this curriculum can easily be adapted for older youth, use in the home, after school programs, or private therapy practice.

Trainings are generally scheduled on the following days and times:
Friday 9:30am – 4:30pm, Saturday 9:30am – 4:30pm and Sunday 9:30am – 3:30pm.

Prerequisite: Training participants must have prior training in mindfulness, such as our Mindfulness Fundamentals training, prior mindfulness courses, and/or mindfulness retreat time. If you have questions about your level of experience, please contact Christina Costelo.

There are limited scholarship spots available for each training. Please visit our Financial Assistance page to learn more and to download the application.

Upcoming Courses

	Jul. 20 – 23, 2012	The Netherlands	900 Euros	Learn More
	Aug. 17 – 19, 2012	Oakland, CA	$485
	Oct. 12 – 14, 2012	Washington, DC	$485
Notification List	Spring 2013	Australia	TBD

*** SPECIAL OFFER! *** For a limited time, check out our special discount packages if you want to combine our June Mindfulness Fundamentals online course with our August or October Curriculum Training courses.

Course Ratings and Testimonials

Course ratings from 152 past participants:

• 97% – Will Recommend to a Friend
• 96% – Content Clarity and Usefulness
• 98% – Teacher Effectiveness

Testimonials from past participants:

• “Simple and clear content. Masterful teachers. Every word, expression and movement conveyed useful instruction. Extremely pleasant, grounded with good flow.”
• “I look forward to using this curriculum – its smart, specific and very well suited to the experiences of a public school day.”
• “You have broken down the material into pure golden nuggets that are easily taught and learned. Each nugget is very grounded and doable, practical to use easily in daily life – not just something you do in seated practice.”