For almost 6 years, Mindful Schools has been at the forefront of providing mindfulness training to schools via our direct service program, and training adults working with youth from all over the world in our curriculum. We have created high quality curriculums for youth ages 5-18 with depth and meaning while keeping our programming simple and accessible.
Our Year-Long Certification on Mindfulness in Education is the culmination of that work. Over one full year of study and practice, we aim to transmit the core “mindfulness & education” competencies that have emerged in our work with tens-of-thousands of children and adolescents.
This training is appropriate for classroom teachers, school administrators, psychologists, social workers and other mental health providers, mentors, youth and family service organizations or employees, organizations providing mindfulness services, and anyone interested in integrating mindfulness into their individual or organizational work with young people in a profound and meaningful way.
The year starts and ends with a compulsory 7-day in-person retreat in summer, but all other sessions are online. For your convenience, we are offering both a North American and a European retreat location.
Participants who complete all certification requirements will be eligible to become Certified Mindful Schools Instructors, and will be featured on our website as people we have certified to deliver our K-12 curriculum with the highest quality.
The following diagram summarizes the Year-Long Certification visually (please click on it for a larger version). Please the read our “Certification Details” web page for more information.
To help you along in your decision-making process, we recommend reading through our “Certification Details” web page. The page covers curriculum components, prerequisites, dates, pricing, and more.
Next, please sign-up for a free online information session with our program staff. Info sessions are a great way to get your questions answered and figure out if the training is right for you. To register for an online session, click one of the following date choices:
Unable to join a call live? A recording of our March 9th call is available below.
Please note: The US cohort is full. We are still accepting applications for the Europe cohort. The content for both cohorts is the same. (Registration will soon be available for the 2014/15 US Year-Long. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive updates about this).To apply for a Year-Long Certification spot in the European cohort, please fill out our online application:
