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.”
