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The child is receiving joy from the learning, but is also developing a self-awareness in the actions of the work. The calm and focused child is actively engaged in their work and is joyous, repeating an activity numerous times. In the ideal environment, the student, as part of the calm and peacefulness, develops a focused attention. This brings the child’s attention to the movement and making them mindful of it and focusing them into the present moment. The child copies this exaggerated slowness and emphasis of each movement. The lessons given by the director/directress, in their slow and meticulous nature bring about an awareness of one’s body movements and bring attention to this for the child. In the Montessori Preschool environment mindfulness is a part of the teaching method, but not always called this or even recognized as such. The MindUp curriculum defines mindfulness as attention centered on conscious awareness of the present moment: by focusing our attention and controlling our breath, we can learn to reduce stress and optimize the learning capacity of our brains.(MindUP Curriculum pg.8) What is Mindfulness? The dictionary defines it as the psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training.
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It is an exploration in learning about our self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. The MindUP program is a way to bring back more of this practice of deep focus. Even though we benefit greatly from the Montessori materials and lessons, the intense stage of absorption and the desire to repeat work that we see in Preschool changes in older Montessori age groupings. Sharing what we are grateful for is one of our MindUP lessons so I would like to share my gratitude for all of you who have supported us along the way in helping our youth grow to be happy, healthy, productive adults.In the Upper Elementary classroom, we are exploring the MindUP curriculum.
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To see our children use these tools in their lives brings tears of joy to my eyes. Life can have many chapters and I can say this may be the greatest of my life. I am happy to say that 7 million children have been taught MindUP in schools around the world and growing. Combining the brilliance of neuroscientists, teachers, positive psychologists and experts in mindfulness, my dream for kids came true, with the creation of our program MindUP.
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I had a call to action to create a program that would help kids learn how to self regulate their emotions, become more resilient and learn about how their brain works to give them a road map out of despair and into a more positive mindset. It was unimaginable that our little ones were suffering mental disturbances and being robbed of their joyful childhoods. My heart went to our youth, who were already showing signs of silent distress with symptoms of anxiety, depression, aggression and even child suicide. After 9/11, like you, I was shaken to my core, as it seemed the world had changed in an instant. They deserve all we can give them to thrive and succeed in this sometimes challenging world. All children in the world are our most precious resource for a happier, healthier tomorrow.