Have you been curious about mindfulness, in relation to your work and life as educator or parent?
We invite you to a weekend of mindfulness practice and learning nestled in the beautiful landscape of Big Bear Lake, CA surrounded by 1,300 acres of conserved National Forest.
During this weekend retreat you will have the opportunity to practice and learn the fundamental skills of mindfulness practice. Periods of silent practice will be integrated into teaching modules designed to address common challenges and misconceptions that arise for people new to practice. The content of the retreat will focus on developing a personal practice by providing you with a complete framework of mindfulness practice rooted in science, research and emotional balance.
This retreat experience is designed for those who are new to practice and have an interest in the growing field of mindfulness and education.
Develop a concrete framework for mindfulness practice and theory.
Understand and develop core social emotional learning (SEL) skills.
Learn practices for empathy and compassion.
This retreat costs $875. Fees are all-inclusive of retreat programming, and room and board. Fees do not include the cost of travel, which should be purchased separately.
Megan Sweet, EdD is the Director of Training at Mindful Schools. She brings more than two decades of experience as a school teacher, school and district administrator, and a leader in school transformation. She’s an experienced Network Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Her doctoral degree focused on Educational Leadership and Administration and she is skilled in Educational Consulting, Lesson Planning, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, and Curriculum Development. Megan is also a published author of An Educator’s Guide to Using Your 3 Eyes: How to Apply Intellect, Insight and Intuition to Promote Personal and School-Wide Transformation.
Are there any prerequisites to attend this retreat? We do not require any previous mindfulness experience to attend this retreat.
I’ve taken Mindfulness Fundamentals and Mindful Educator Essentials. Is this retreat for me? Both beginning and experienced practitioners find that the silent, residential retreat experience is impactful in their mindfulness practice and lives. If you have taken our online courses, we welcome you to refresh or deepen your practice amongst a like-minded community of peers at this in-person retreat.
Will this retreat fulfill the practice prerequisite for the Mindful Educator Essentials course? In our Mindful Educator Essentials (MEE) course, we teach strategies to integrate mindfulness into the classroom using our research-backed K-12 Mindful Schools Curriculum. Before taking MEE, we require that participants first establish a personal mindfulness practice either through our Mindfulness Fundamentals course or other trainings. This weekend retreat does fulfill the practice prerequisite needed to move on to MEE.
I’m a graduate of the Mindful Teacher Certification program. Is this retreat for me? MTCP grads, please email christina@mindfulschools.org about the summer Grad Retreat.
More questions? Reach out to us at support@mindfulschools.org.
In general, cancellation fees increase the closer it gets to the starting date of the retreat. There are no refunds if you cancel after June 7, 2019. If you need to cancel this retreat, please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to support@mindfulschools.org.