By Billie Krstovic Current education is set around academic achievements, competition and educating for exams, which has caused an attitude of selective learning (is this relevant for my exam?). This has caused a lack of development of the whole person and the student’s character. Despite the recent popularity of mindfulness and wellbeing in schools, teachers are […]
How to incorporate GfMT in your Schemes of Work?
Incorporating wellbeing into SOW can be challenging if teachers have not decided where it will be most useful and why. There are several ways this can be done and it is an important theme in GfMT Teacher Training seminars. Without training or a book (available on this site and elsewhere on-line) it is not possible […]
CPD training, research and invitation for collaboration
CPD Training in Grounding for Mindfulness Technique (GfMT)If you wish to attend a GfMT Course for Teachers or to organise one in your school, please email Teachertraining@groundingformindfulness.com for further details. All training can be tailor made for your school depending on the environment, teachers and students, including SEN. CPD for others working with young people […]
How do I differentiate with GfMT?
GfMT is an individual experience for each student. While the teacher will be supplying the same exercise to all of their students they will be experiencing it in different ways. This is the whole point of the exercise. Differentiation works in three different ways: Each student uses their own imagination and makes different associations while […]
Join the conversation
Research in schools – Bring it to your schoolIf your school wishes to take part in ongoing ‘Happiness in Schools Research Project’ testing GfMT in schools please email research@groundingformindfulness.com for further information. Collaboration for teachers and others who work with young peopleIf you are a teacher and you are either planning or conducting your own research relating to wellbeing […]