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Build Attention, Self-Regulation and Empathy Through Mindfulness Practice
Area(s) of Focus: well beingDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:This report outlines a series of activities, practices and reflections on the impact and benefits of “Mindfulness” in schools and classrooms and how the practices of mindfulness can be used to enhance student and teacher well-being and performance.
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Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Challenging Teaching Situations
Understanding the role of unmanaged stressors on health and workplace performance for teachers. Finding ways to maintain emotional equilibrium from the fields of neuroscience and positive psychology.
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Staff Well-Being
Area(s) of Focus: well beingDivision(s): SeniorLevel(s): Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12Resource(s) Available:Through the creation of a Staff Wellness Committee, activities were planned to promote staff well-being to educate staff on the importance of overall wellness with the idea that staff well-being has a direct impact on student well-being and success.
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Traditional Algonquin Knowledge and Wellness for Newcomers and Their Teachers
Area(s) of Focus: curriculum, well beingDivision(s): Intermediate, SeniorLevel(s): Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12Resource(s) Available:Our project focused on how teachers of Adult ESL courses can integrate traditional knowledge and realities of Anishinabeg (Algonquin) on whose territory they teach. This focus on wellness was applied to curriculum that meets MOE Expectations for ESL.
