Tuesday 12th January 2010
Mindfulness mediation was introduced this week into the Tonbridge classroom. Tonbridge, working in conjuction with the Cambridge University Wellbeing Institute and Oxford University, has devised an 8 week stress-reduction course teaching pupils how to use meditation practices to calm their minds, improve concentration, and deal with difficult emotions. The course comes after the success of a pilot study last year with many students experiencing positive results.
Find out more about mindfulness at Tonbridge
Newscuttings about mindfulness at Tonbridge:
On March 11th Tonbridge Professional Development will host the UK’s first national conference about mindfulness in education. Keynote speakers include Professor Mark Williams, Wellcome Principal Research Fellow at Oxford University, Professor Felicia Huppert who is Director of Cambridge University’s Well-being Institute, and Michael Chaskalson, Director of Mindfulness Works who has taught mindfulness to some of the country’s leading business executives. Model lessons will be presented at the conference and participating pupils will give their views. For more information about the conference see the Tonbridge Professional Development website or contact Emma Day at ejd@tonbridge-school.org.