Eve  ry school in the Meditation with Children Project gets a Starter Pack when they join the scheme. As new resources are developed they are added to the pack but they are also made available for free to all schools in the project - apart from postage.
In March 2019 we launched our new CD Meditation with Children: Songs & Resources. In June we went even further and published a beautiful Songbook for the CD which contains the lyrics and music for each song; it also includes a brief commentary to help teachers explain how the lyrics explore the rich fruits of meditation as experienced by children.
The CD and Songbook are available to schools in the project free of charge - one CD per school which may be copied for internal sharing. To claim the CD and Songbook for your school all you have to do is send a stamped addressed envelope (C5 in size, with a €2 stamp), addressed to the Principal of your school at your school's address. Post your SAE to Noel Keating, Meditation with Children, 4 The Glade, Oak Park Road, Carlow, R93 DD76 and your CD will be on its way shortly afterwards! |
We would like to encourage you to begin again the the practice of whole-school meditation with the children. I know there are so many changes to face and new children to welcome into your classroom but don't forget that meditation helps to create community - it gives rise to a sense of belonging where all are equal. So, get the meditation up and running across the school as soon as you can!
In conjunction with Kildare Education Centre, we ran a week-long summer school for primary teachers on the theme of Mindfulness, Meditation and the Wellbeing of the Teacher and Child. It took place in the Presentation Primary School in Kilcock during the first week of July and the feedback indicates it was regarded by all as a resounding success. We hope to offer the course again next year - in two locations - during the first week of July and possibly the second-last week of August. If you would like us to offer the course at a venue near you, 
