More than Mindfulness Conference

Date: 10/12/2016
Time: 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM

574 Haywood Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806

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Event Description: Rainbow Community School has a 40-year history in contemplative and holistic education and has been recognized as a national leader in these areas. Our Seven Domains holistic approach leverages the tools of mindfulness while moving beyond them into the secular realm spirituality. The staff and faculty at RCS invite you to the inaugural More than Mindfulness (MTM) Conference which is a unique and dynamic event that will explore many ways of inviting the “soul” into your schools. When: October 12, 2016 8:30-5:00 full day (Centering observations and reflection, break out sessions and workshops) 1:00-5:00 half day (break out sessions and workshops) Cost: $35 for the full day and $25 for the half day. Register before September 1st to be entered in our door prize drawings. Participants receive a certificate of completion to be used towards professional development, a Seven Domains and Centering manual that includes informational materials and reproducibles. Breakfast and snacks will also be included and a food truck lunch will be available for purchase. Click here for the menu. Intended Audience: Educators, parents, school administrators and mental health as well as other education related professionals. About the Event: School based mindfulness programs are becoming increasingly more widespread in private and public schools throughout our country and research suggests that these programs bolster mental health and well being and have the capacity to improve academic achievement. At MTM we will highlight ways to integrate mindful practices into your school culture but will emphasize MORE than mindfulness by expanding these practices to include holistic and secular methods that nurture the personal and collective spiritual identities of your students, staff and community members. Participants will engage in and reflect on RCS’s unique Centering curriculum and practice, gain holistic strategies to adapt your own curriculum and/or school culture, and collaborate through rich discussion about these important themes: inviting the soul in to the classroom, cultivating awareness and spiritual identities, exploring education as a sacred art. The conference will also feature break out sessions in which RCS presenters will bring topics of interest to parents, teachers, school administrators, and other education related professionals.


Directions:
Rainbow Community School 574 Haywood Rd. Asheville, NC 28806

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