Mindfulness at St Thomas'
At its most basic level, mindfulness helps train your attention to be more aware of what is actually happening, rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen. We learn to bring greater curiosity to whatever it is we experience.
This link to a short animation may help explain -
https://mindfulnessinschools.org/mindfulness-in-education/what-is-it/
Mrs Dellaway, through MiSP - Mindfulness in Schools Project, has trained to teach Paws b and dot b mindfulness across KS1 & KS2 and leads on Mindfulness across the whole school. Miss Dicker has trained to teach Mindfulness in KS1 and Miss Lockwood in KS2.
In 2021-22, Mrs Dellaway will work and liaise closely with both teachers to implement and develop the teaching of Mindfulness across the school.
We teach Mindfulness as a tool for the children to use whenever they feel it would help them. We aim to teach the children strategies to support both their learning as well as their mental health & emotional wellbeing.
Below is a link to a short video which Mrs Dellaway shared with KS1 as part of a special assembly for Children's Mental Health Week.