“Mindfulness changes lives. It sustains the children’s natural curiosity and helps them engage more deeply with others.”
Hilden Oaks School & Nursery believe that children’s well-being is paramount to their successful education. For the past few years we have been offering an after-school Mindfulness Club, which has helped those attending to:
Improve focus
Become more resilient in their day-to-day lives
Gain a deeper understanding of their emotions
Be more positive thinkers; promoting kindness and gratitude
Develop a sense of calm
Achieve a healthier mental well-being
In September 2018 Hilden Oaks introduced mindfulness as part of the curriculum for the whole school. Pupils complete a six-week mindfulness course during the academic year. The course is based on recommendations from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP), run by a trained mindfulness teacher, and which relates directly to the values the school aspires to, as part of their Values-based Education. For those children who wish to extend their mindfulness practise, there is also an optional after-school club.
The first group of pupils to complete their mindfulness course as part of the curriculum
This is what some of children have to say about mindfulness:
“It relaxes your mind so that you can concentrate better and you sleep really well that night”
“I find mindfulness helps me to clear my mind when I have so many thoughts in my head and it’s really busy. It helps me to deal with one thought at a time.”
“It makes me feel relaxed, calm and peaceful before I do my studies.”