24TRA585 Live Student Well-being Workshops in Early Years & Primary Settings

 

 

 

 

 

Dates:  Wednesdays - 11th & 25th September, 9th & 23rd October, 6th & 20th November & 4th December 2024
Time:    11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Preschools, Junior Infants, Senior Infants and younger Autism Classrooms.

Each workshop will support Early Years, Primary, SEN Teachers and SNAs of best practices that work very effectively in the classroom or with small groups. Teaching and supporting wellbeing is a crucial part of every classroom and each workshop will allow teachers and children to learn practical techniques supporting their physical, mental & emotional health.

Each Wednesday we will follow the same format:

Breathing exercises

Nursery Rhymes with movements

Brain gym and balancing movements

A story based on theme

Story massage based on theme

Relaxation

11th September – Session 1 Settling back into new school/class

25th September - Session 2 Friendships

9th October - Session 3 Autumn & Harvest

23rd October - Session 4 Halloween & scared feelings

6th November - Session 5 Angry feelings

20th November - Session 6 My family

4th December - Session 7 Christmas & sharing our light

Una Curran teaches Mindfulness and Well-being to children, teenagers and adults in a variety of settings.  Una is a parent to three children and her background is in Primary schools as a classroom teacher in London, Support teacher with children with social, emotional and behaviour needs in Dublin 8, supporting children on a 1:1 in pre-schools and in her own Well-being therapy room. Una taught and cared for many children with special needs over the years.

The programme Una offers to Pre-schools, Primary & Secondary schools, Community groups is based on her teaching experience in a variety of educational settings, being a parent and her professional training over many years. Una has found that within a class some children need movement and some need stillness as our sensory bodies are all unique. By teaching different techniques each child should learn a technique that helps calm their own body and mind. Her is to plant the seeds of well-being early and that children will use the techniques independently when they need it in school and out of school.