Post by Admin on Aug 10, 2018 11:27:08 GMT -5
You are invited to check out the August newsletter from GIFT, the global mindfulness project with Delaware as its first state of the project (www.giftglobal.org). Sam Beard (GIFT Founder, www.sambeardgift.org ) and Dr. James Walsh, Delaware coordinator, just published the August newsletter and a great deal has been happening in 2018 worldwide, but especially here in Delaware. Check it out HERE. Delaware news is below:
As for details on Delaware the First Mindful State, here is Jim Walsh's update from the newsletter:
This spring GIFT has concluded four successful Pilot Projects at public schools, bringing mindfulness training to over 100 teachers. Our intention is to help teachers manage stress levels, while teaching them practices that can be easily shared with their students. After initial teacher training, GIFT provides Mindfulness coaching every other week, with our Mindfulness teacher meeting with teachers and then circulating to their classrooms to give feedback and ideas. GIFT will be supporting these four initial programs into the autumn.
As a result of our successful work in Delaware public schools in the spring, the summer of 2018 is going to be a very busy time for GIFT in Delaware. We are working with the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) to bring mindfulness training in June to the teachers in three elementary schools in Wilmington that serve at-risk youth. Then in July GIFT will train all of the Administrative staff of the Brandywine School District, which has 14 schools throughout northern Delaware. Then in August GIFT will offer training to all faculty and a staff of the Brandywine School District.
GIFT will continue working throughout the Brandywine School District throughout the fall of 2018 as well.GIFT will be working with Pathways of Delaware in late August, giving mindfulness training to a staff of over 70 professionals serving at-risk youth attending alternative school programs. These students experience complex trauma and poverty, and have been from traditional school environments because of maladaptive behaviors. GIFT’s training of their staff is intended to help them stay present despite the challenges and, in the process, share Mindfulness practices.
There are some nice articles so you can check out the whole newsletter HERE (My favorite is the one on listening)
This spring GIFT has concluded four successful Pilot Projects at public schools, bringing mindfulness training to over 100 teachers. Our intention is to help teachers manage stress levels, while teaching them practices that can be easily shared with their students. After initial teacher training, GIFT provides Mindfulness coaching every other week, with our Mindfulness teacher meeting with teachers and then circulating to their classrooms to give feedback and ideas. GIFT will be supporting these four initial programs into the autumn.
As a result of our successful work in Delaware public schools in the spring, the summer of 2018 is going to be a very busy time for GIFT in Delaware. We are working with the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) to bring mindfulness training in June to the teachers in three elementary schools in Wilmington that serve at-risk youth. Then in July GIFT will train all of the Administrative staff of the Brandywine School District, which has 14 schools throughout northern Delaware. Then in August GIFT will offer training to all faculty and a staff of the Brandywine School District.
GIFT will continue working throughout the Brandywine School District throughout the fall of 2018 as well.GIFT will be working with Pathways of Delaware in late August, giving mindfulness training to a staff of over 70 professionals serving at-risk youth attending alternative school programs. These students experience complex trauma and poverty, and have been from traditional school environments because of maladaptive behaviors. GIFT’s training of their staff is intended to help them stay present despite the challenges and, in the process, share Mindfulness practices.
There are some nice articles so you can check out the whole newsletter HERE (My favorite is the one on listening)