Pause, Breathe, Smile is supported by Over 1700 New Zealand educatorstrained, reaching over 50,000 kiwi kids

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New Zealand’s leading locally developed, researched, and curriculum-aligned mindfulness and resilience programme for schools. Pause, Breathe,

Smile professional development enables teachers to implement this hauora programme in their classrooms.

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New Zealand Curriculum-Aligned The Pause, Breathe, Smile programme has been developed in Aotearoa for kiwi kids. Pause, Breathe, Smile aligns with the New Zealand curriculum with resources available in English and Te Reo Māori. Pause, Breathe, Smile is contextualised by Te Whare Tapa Whā – an eloquent model of hauora from a Māori perspective.

Internationally Recognised Evidence of EffectivenessResults from three published research¹ studies conducted by Auckland University and AUT University show that Pause, Breathe, Smile leads to statistically significant increases in student wellbeing, giving children skills that will help them to thrive now and into the future.

THE

PROGRAMME

¹ Published research can be found at mindfulnesseducation.nz

L8 Touching Base,

Touching �Stillness

L1 Coming Home

L2 Happiness

Here and Now

L3 Everything for the First Time

L4 All�Things� Rising and �Falling

L5 Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together

L6 Kind Heart,

Happy Heart

L7 Everything is Connected

to Everything Else

WELLBEING (FEELING GOOD AND FUNCTIONING WELL)

FOSTERING INTEROCEPTIVE AWARENESS/ STRENGTHENING ATTENTION

AND CURIOSITYRELATIONSHIPS, CONNECTION

AND KINDNESSEMOTION REGULATION/

IDENTIFYING HELPFUL VS UNHELPFUL THINKING

Core Mindfulness Practices

Mindful Breathing Emotional Literacy

Mindful Movements Te Whare Tapa Whā

Mindful Eating Gratitude

Kindness Resilience

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The programme changed my classroom environment and I was able to teach instead of

spending all day managing behaviour

- PBS-trained Teacher

Part 1: Breathe online mindfulness course

• Comprehensive introduction to mindfulness

• Six x 35 min videos

• Self-paced, access 24/7 on any device

• Guided practices for educator’s own wellbeing

Part 2: One-day Professional Development Workshop

• Receive your copy of the PBS Educator’s handbook of lesson plans, a thorough peer-reviewed resource

• Expert mindfulness trainers lead participants through classroom activities

Part 3: Annual School Membership Resources

• PBS tutorial videos give practical instruction on lesson delivery

• Teacher’s evaluation tools

• Professionally recorded classroom guided practices

• Student’s learning journal

• Supporting papers that inform programme

• Mindful movement videos

• New content added regularly

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

Workshops can be delivered to your school or Kahui Ako. Email: info@mindfulnesseducation.nz

WHOLE SCHOOL WELLBEING

Teacher Wellbeing• Increasing sense of calm• Enjoyment from teaching the

programme• Benefits to professional teaching

practice• Personal wellbeing gains for

educators

Wellbeing is supported as part of the Pause, Breathe, Smile professional development, with evaluations showing:

I have seen kids using the Pause Breathe Smile Programme first hand, and it was amazing. It gave me hope that maybe we really could do

something to turn the tide.

- Nigel Latta

Student Wellbeing• Improves focus and attention • Increases calmness• Enhances self-awareness• Improves conflict resolution skills• Promotes pro-social behaviour and

kindness• Statistically significant increases in

wellbeing

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