All of the workshops are 45 minutes in length and combine varied approaches to learning that include: teaching and receiving the techniques among the participants, dyad sharing in breakout rooms, large group verbal sharing, lecture, video animation, chat-based sharing, reading and reflections, constructive feedback and journal writing. The workshops fit easily into normal full-staff or weekly small-group planning meetings
The first workshop focuses on preparing the teachers to launch the program and is given after they complete the e-Learning course. Teachers review and discuss insights from the e-Learning course, practice teaching the techniques, and prepare to introduce the program to students. A special student activity for supporting student mindfulness reflection is introduced.
The second workshop provides a venue for teachers to check in and share program successes and address implementation challenges. New perspectives on post-technique reflection discussions are introduced. Participants discuss the topic of self-care and explore beliefs and misconceptions around caring for themselves and others.
The third staff workshop explores different ways that the teachers can begin to care for their own mental, emotional and physical health. Teachers are encouraged to focus on a personally relevant area of self-care. They learn to lead their students in an activity centered on self-care and mental health. New perspectives on classroom mindfulness techniques are introduced.
The fourth and last workshop for the school year the conversation shifts from self-care to community care, and participants reflect on someone who has supported them on their path as an educator. They discuss how they can care for one another and learn to lead their students in an activity centered on the topic of community care. New perspectives on classroom mindfulness techniques are introduced.