Sanctuary and Young People

The Sanctuary has been working through mindfulness and meditation with young people and those who work with them for over 6 years. From our experience we believe that in our often noisy, frantic and sometimes violent world the Sanctuary has developed something unique to assist students, youth groups, youth leaders, parents and teachers to find stillness in our world. We do this through our innovative approach, our programmes and the Sanctuary space. Our second annual conference this year was based on our work with young people, The Art of Being Still - Sanctuary and Young People, see link for details.

Teacher Training - .b – a Mindfulness Curriculum for Schools - Richard Burnett of MiSP This first Irish teachers training in .b will take place at the Sanctuary in October 2012

Richard Burnett is co-founder of The Mindfulness in Schools Project and co-creator of .b (pronounced ‘dot-b’), a highly-acclaimed 9 week mindfulness course designed to engage adolescents in the classroom. Richard is a boarding Housemaster and teacher at Tonbridge School, the first school in the UK to put mindfulness on the curriculum, an event covered by press, TV and radio in early 2010. Since then, thousands of children have learnt about mindfulness via .b in a wide range of educational contexts, from independent girls’ schools like St Pauls to Young People’s Support Services for those excluded from school. To book event please contact Kathleen in the office .

For further information about the Mindfulness in Schools Project, visit www.mindfulnessinschools.org 

Four day training Date: Monday October 29th - Thursday April 1st 2012 Cost: €595 Venue: Sanctuary

Workshop - .b – a Mindfulness Curriculum for Schools - Richard Burnett of MiSP took place March 3rd. His notes from the day will be made available shortly to all those who attended the day. All particpants will be notified.

Presentations/Talks - Manager Niamh Bruce presented a workshop at the Institute of Guidance Counsellors Annual Conference on March 2nd 2012 (http://www.igc.ie/News-&-Events/AGM-2012) Please contact the office if you require speakers or presenters on this area at events. Please contact Kathleen in the office on 01 6111978 or email: kathleenclarke@sanctuary.ie

The Sanctuary also provides on-site talks on mindfulness to staff groups or students. Please contact Kathleen in the office on 01 6111978 or email: kathleenclarke@sanctuary.ie

We also have a number of resources available for this work.

The Sanctuary also works with teachers and those who work with young people, through our training courses; Art of Stillness in the Classroom; Mandalas in the Classroom and our course for youth workers run through the NYCI, Moment to Moment. We also run development days for teachers and youth workers.

Please contact the Sanctuary for more information on our programmes for Sanctuary and Young People and those who work with young people. Email: enquiries@sanctuary.ie

Art of Stillness in the Classroom

Mandala's and Youth

Awakening Days

Sanctuary for Young People

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