Hi everyone!!

I am pleased to inform you that we have begun the Smiling Mind program across the whole school.

WHAT IS SMILING MIND?

The Smiling Mind School Program is an evidence-based approach to support student mental health and wellbeing.

Smiling Mind is a meditation app for everyone. It has been developed by a team of psychologists and uses mindfulness to boost calmness, contentment and clarity. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to help manage stress, resilience, anxiety, depression and improve general health and wellbeing.

I encourage every family to read the attached, ‘Guide for Parents and Carers’. You can find the PDF attachment above.

Click on the link below to read more about how Smiling Mind supports the Personal and Social Capability section of the curriculum through explicit teaching of social and emotional learning.
Make your home a mindful one!

Mindfulness not only benefits children, it supports parents' and caregivers' mental health and wellbeing, benefiting the family as a whole. Smiling Mind has developed a range of tools and resources to support families to build their mental fitness together. Download the app!

Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards
Charmaine Wilson
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader

https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/what-is-social-and-emotional-learning-sel?_gl=1*10gurye*_ga*MTg2OTA1MDA5MC4xNjg2OTc4ODkz*_ga_VXJ9S5CER3*MTY5MTk4OTQwNy4xMC4xLjE2OTE5ODk0MzAuMzcuMC4w