smartEducation

smartEducation™ (Stress Management & Resiliency Techniques), is an evidence-based program with customized modules specifically designed to address the needs of educators and professional support staff (K-12).

The program involves experiential activities in mindful awareness, emotional awareness, self-regulation, and movement. Weekly meetings include presentations and group discussions. Participants also benefit from daily at home exercises in support of the program.

Certificate of Completion

Successful participants are eligible to receive a certificate of completion from UBC Faculty of Education.

Who Should Attend

Educators and those interested in mindfulness in education who wish to cultivate their own personal mindfulness practice

The course trains educators to:

•  Manage stress through a greater understanding and control of emotions
•  Employ self-care techniques to cultivate personal and professional resilience
•  Create effective strategies for relating to challenging situations
•  Have personal experience to support other programs for students in mindfulness
•  Enhance concentration and executive function (planning, decision-making, and impulse control)
•  Revitalize purpose, personally and professionally
•  Improve personal overall mental and physical health
•  Promote happiness through healthy habits of the mind

SMART involves experiential practices that promote:

•  Concentration, attention, and mindfulness
•  Awareness and understanding of emotions
•  Empathy, compassion, and positive interpersonal communication

What Participants Say about SMART

Mindfulness has helped me as a teacher in many ways. First, it has taught me to be more present in the moment. Second, I practice greater loving kindness with my most difficult students –  I see them for the whole person they are. My perspective shifts to see my students with greater compassion, especially at times when they’re being disruptive in class. Finally, I’m more aware that I have the ability to help students self-regulate by imparting mindful practices through guided experiences and by leading by example.

For further information contact:

Arunas Antanaitis; arunas.antanaitas@mindfulnesseveryday.org T: 905-317-9521

Sharon Babineau; sharon.babineau@mindfulnesseveryday.org T:905-818-7871

March 2 – May 4 2017

Thursdays 4:30 – 6:30 PM

Silent retreat Thursday April 20 2017 | 4:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Churchhill Park Club House

167 Cline Ave N,

Hamilton, ON L8S

Fee: $350.00 (includes workbook)