Steps Crucial to Implementing a Yoga/Mindfulness Curriculum into Elementary Schools K-6
1). Reviewing Massachusets physical education requirements in addition to it’s most recently updated (1999) Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework.
2).
Steps Crucial to Implementing a Yoga/Mindfulness Curriculum into Elementary Schools K-6
1). Reviewing Massachusets physical education requirements in addition to it’s most recently updated (1999) Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework.
2). Recognizing the little amount of required physical education in addition to the ambiguity and vague framework and standards outlined in the latest curriculum.
3). Using this information and building a much more practical set of standards that adhere to the current state standards but are more easily accessible (not in a 101 page document) to the general population of educators with limited time and resources.
4). Developing a curriculum based on a one year calendar and on physical education (PE) classes to meet 2X/week for at least 45 minute sessions. Schools will be held accountable to scheduling these PE sessions.
5). Bringing awareness to school districts as well as any school interested to the yogaforourlives curriculum through advertisement, reaching out to local school principals, and communities. Bringing attention to the yogaforourlives website where individuals can learn more about the organizations mission, gain resources for implementing yoga and mindfulness outside of PE classes and in the general classroom including in ELA, math, science, and history lesson plans in addition to using behavioural techniques o