mindup at tldsb karen davis, vice principal, bracebridge public school

MindUP at TLDSB

Karen Davis, Vice Principal, Bracebridge Public School

Allison Jones, Student Services, Attendance Counsellor

SuccessesMindUp Kit in every school• Copies of Curriculum• Chime• Ten Mindful Minutes

Goldie Hawn• Moody Cow Meditates Books in Resource Centre

Why MindUP

• Brain Research• Breath Awareness• Social Emotional

Learning • Positive Psychology• Integrates across the

Curriculum

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTJan. 2012 - Character Education LeadsJune 2012 - Resource Teacher and PrincipalsAug. - Nov 2012 Bracebridge Public SchoolJune 2013 PrincipalsNov. 4 2013 Mental Health Leads

January 2014- Hawn Foundation Training 41 teachers, 10 SSAC

FUNDING Personal Professional Development Fund

Character Education $

BPS School funds

Performance Enhancement Grant

Mental Health $

STRATEGIC THINKING

Look at the big picture• Character Education• Mental Health• Bully Prevention• Self Regulation • System Implementation

GROWTH

• Spread very quickly

• Bottom Up and Top Down

• Need for this in all of our lives

CHALLENGESTeachers wish to develop their own mindfulness practice.• SMARTinEDUCATION• MBSR• Retreats• Conferences• Community of Support

Training in MindUP- from the Hawn Foundation • Program Enhancement

Fund• Ontario Trainers

OUTCOMES• Kids love it particularly

the kids who need it the most

• Pre and Post Tests• Positive School Climate• Teachers share it with

the students and wish had it earlier in their lives

Board Wide ImplementationMore Professional Training

Engaged TeachingTeacher Wellness and Self Care

Parent Workshops

What our students say

“Being mindful helps you because it lets you get work done, it lets you be calm and it lets you have those couple of minutes to relax.”