Mind Space » Feedback from the staff http://www.mindspace.org.uk Bringing Meditation Into The Mainstream Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:51:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Feedback from the staff http://www.mindspace.org.uk/2009/06/feedback-from-the-staff/ http://www.mindspace.org.uk/2009/06/feedback-from-the-staff/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:07:22 +0000 Mindspace http://www.mindspace.org.uk/?p=625
The girls did enjoy your time. The introductory session was insightful. The girls learnt alot about meditation. The group task really helped the group to bond. They will need to learn to work as a team for their forthcoming BTEC course. The meditation session was relaxing. The girls really did enjoy it as that is the quietist they have been! They could use these strategies this time next year as they will find all their revision sessions and exams quite stressful.
My conclusion of the enterprise task is some of the girls find working as a team quite hard but love the ‘hands on approach’. Exercising their minds as well as them taking part in pracitcal activities helps to keep the pupils focused.
Thanks for your time :) it was an enjoyable session overall.
Miss Adele Scott

We were very impressed with your session yesterday. Some of the kids got so engrossed they nearly went to sleep.You would have enjoyed a moment later in the day as one of the teams were getting stressed over a task and decided to have a time-out to meditate! They sat at their table with their eyes closed for a minute and then got on with it.
Lorenzo Cosoc – Walsall Council

Thank you for showing an interest in presenting workshops to our school. We will bear your offer in mind should we decide to pursue meditation and stress management further. Yours faithfully,
Gerard Evans – Director of Curriculum @ Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire

Really good way of refocusing the mind.  We find it hard to be quiet, so it was good, fantastic.  Very pleased the way they responded, excellent!
English Teacher @ Queen Mary’s Grammar School

Instant calm, its not a calm school we’re very energetic here, a very special event for us.
Sixth Form Economics and Maths Teacher @ Queen Mary’s Grammar School

Very calming – most pupils seemed to get something out of it.
Queen Mary’s Grammar School

Great to see noisy pupils settling to a new sort of calmness.  The non denominational, non religious presentation means it is available to everyone and  fits in perfectly with the Every Child Matters Guidelines.  Would also be great for staff to learn as it would help relationships.
W. Manton: Aldridge School – RST (Year 7-13)

It was amazing I almost felt out of my body!  I think it will help me to be more creative in my teaching.
Steve Bowyer: Aldridge School – Business Studies and Enterprise (Year 7-13)


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