Z - Mindful Kids
Children will explore the concept of mindfulness and how it can help them cultivate an attitude of gratitude, handle difficult thoughts & emotions, and finally develop kindness to others and self.
Northern Lights Academy
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(585)
What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 50 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Mindful Kids is designed to explore core foundations of mindfulness in simple, practical, and fun ways. It's goal is to help kids understand what mindfulness is ie the practice of training the brain to be present and using tools to help us manage stress big feelings and what it's not ie always meditation, being perfect, or numbing out our feelings. It's a secular practice, which involves paying attention to what is happening inside of oneself as it happens, and doing so with an attitude of kindness, acceptance, and non-judgment. Structure Of The Program Mindful Kids can be broken down into the introduction of 8 tenets: intention, attention, attitude, gratitude, resilience, kindness to self, kindness to others, and practice. Each week we will cover 4 of the tenets. Lessons will be taught through a combination of slide presentation, lectures, conversation, games, and activities. There are optional craft based projects for homework. Children do not require any previous experience with mindfulness for this class. Week 1 (Intention, Attention, Attitude, and Gratitude) INTENTION Mindfulness begins with the inner decision to be aware of thoughts and feelings without judgment. The children learn how the brain works and why paying attention to the present moment can be of benefit to them. ATTENTION The ability to keep ones attention in the present moment is fundamental to mindfulness. To gain a better understand of attention we explore how our can tend to wander and how that might affect our experiences. The children begin training their attention to be present. ATTITUDE Is an expression of favour or disfavour towards a person, place, fact or emotion and directly affects our experiences. Learning the value of non-reactivity, we introduce curiosity and the concept of the beginner’s mind. GRATITUDE Is the practice of recognizing and appreciating the opportunities of happiness and wellbeing that are available to us in the present moment. Week 2 (Resilience, Kindness to self, Kindness to others, and practice) RESILIENCE Is the art of handling difficult emotions, thoughts and mind-states with wisdom, courage and awareness. We also begin to explore the concept that thoughts are not facts and that our thoughts are affected by our feelings. KINDNESS TO SELF The children are cultivating an attitude of acceptance and kindness towards themselves. We explore what is meant by acceptance and kindness and how we can be kind to ourselves in practical ways. KINDNESS TO OTHERS Building on the understanding that everybody wants to be happy the children begin to explore empathy and how it leads to compassion. We begin to explore this concept through acts of kindness to others. PRACTICE Reflecting on the previous lessons the children have the opportunity to creatively express all they have learned and develop a plan to put that learning in to use in a way they can personally own and be proud of.
Other Details
Supply List
Handouts will be provided as needed. There are two optional craft projects for homework supplies needed will be sent to enrolled students. The projects are very flexible so should there be any supplies you are unable to find they can be modified without losing educational value.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2018
4.8
585reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Northern Lights Academy is a Canadian based educational platform offering classes for
children ages 3 – 18 from any learning path, whether that is a
traditional school setting or home education. We offer both academic
and exploratory classes, and operate with the intention of supporting,
enhancing, and supplementing learning for all children on their
individual education journey.
Here at Northern Lights Academy, we strive to foster a love of learning,
encourage learners to become curious of the world around them, and to
feel confident in their abilities and sense of self. It's our belief,
that every child has a gift and it's our responsibility as educators to
help them recognize it and embrace it.
Whether you are looking for academic support for your child(ren) or
enrichment classes to take learning just a little bit deeper, we aim to
have classes to support what you are looking for.Reviews
Live Group Class
$35
for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
55 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
1-6 learners per class
