We revisit Primary Schools this term to help them with their next steps on their Music and Mindfulness journey. The sessions include a broad introduction to using creative music-making in the classroom, as well as a mindfulness toolkit of practical activities and ideas for teachers and learners to use once the session is over.
We want to place mindfulness and wellbeing at the heart of primary schools’ day to day activity, using the music and PSHE curriculum as open and inclusive access points for all children and teachers. Over the past few years, we have carried out extensive work in this field: in 2021’s Island of the Self project, a creative music and mindfulness project with award-winning ensemble Engines Orchestra , music and wellness experts Mindful Music, and composer and educator Raph Clarkson, and last year’s taster Music and Mindfulness workshops which ran in nine of our Neighbourhood Schools, and which explored techniques for children to maintain wellbeing and resilience in a shifting world.
Music and Mindfulness is generously supported by The SHM Foundation and The Big Give Mental Health Fund
