Workshops
The award-winning YogaKids® International program introduces a proven teaching solution for children ages 4 - 12 with the primary goal of creating less stress and greater success for teachers and students.
YogaKids Tools for Schools links movement and creative activities to the subjects that educators need to cover over the school year. Fun and easy-to-use yoga lesson plans are used as a springboard to explore a full range of the classroom curriculum - from the creative arts and physical education/health to mathematic, history and the sciences.
No previous yoga experience necessary.
- Yoga: Students will practice breathing techniques, poses, games, activities, relaxation, and visualization.
- Multiple Intelligences Theory: The program allows all students to flourish by honoring their individual learning styles.
- Curriculum Integration: All basic curriculum areas are addressed, as well as classroom management, test preparation, fitness, and environmental and multicultural education.
- Character Education: Yoga is traditionally associated with the development of positive traits such as confidence, compassion, respect, tolerance, patience, and nonviolence. The YogaKids Tools for Schools program brings the character education aspects of yoga into the foreground.
Tools for Schools Teacher training:
What is it?
This 6-hour training provides invaluable skills for educating, exercising and empowering children. Learn how to seamlessly incorporate yoga into schools, sports fields, studios and your home. Take away ideas you can use right away in your work with children.
Who should attend?
School teachers, yoga teachers, parents, physical therapists, healthcare professionals, pe/sports teachers, or anyone inspired to bring yoga to children.
Price:
£150
Includes:
- Yoga Tool Box (50 children's yoga pose cards with directions, illustrations and fun tips for classroom integration, stress relief and peak learning development) Practice all these poses.
- Teachers guide, manual.
- 10 Lesson plans and resources to create many more.
- "OM Work" monthly home fun sheets, to involve the parents.
- Access to an online teachers forum.
- Breathing techniques, relaxation and visualization.
- Yoga Games and ideas for partner poses and group activities.
Dates:
- Saturday 28th November 2009
- Saturday 30th January 2010
- Saturday 20th February 2010
- Help all your students learn, regardless of learning style.
- Have fun and feel great sharing YogaKids with your students.
- Manage classroom behavior challenges gracefully.
- Easily integrate yoga into your curriculum, even if you have no prior yoga experience.
Location and time:
South East London venues, 10am - 4.30pm
Using YogaKids Tools for Schools, you will:
Using YogaKids Tools for Schools, your students will:
- Learn to integrate yoga skills into their daily lives, enhancing learning potential and life skills.
- Have fun learning, leading to academic success.
- Feel better about themselves, and more connected to their community.
Extra YogaKids Tools for Schools materials:
- Classroom posters
- YogaKids 1 Yoga for 3-6 DVD
- YogaKids 2 ABCs DVD
- YogaKids 3 Silly to Calm DVD
- YogaKids Tools for School Yoga for the Classroom DVD
- YogaKids Tools for Schools Yoga for Physical Education DVD
- Educating the Whole Child Through Yoga-book
- Music CD
Frequently asked questions and Scientific Support for YogaKids® Tools for Schools.
Teaching Yoga to Teens: YogaKids Grow Up
What is it?
A 6-hour introduction to the YogaKids way of teaching yoga to preteens and teens. Take away a fresh approach to educating, exercising and empowering teens with yoga.
Who should attend?
Educators, yoga teachers, healthcare professionals, and adults interested in or already working with preteen or teen populations. Prior yoga experience helpful but not required.
Includes:
- Teaching Yoga to Teens: YogaKids Grow Up manual
- Certificate of Attendance as a "Friend of YogaKids Grow Up"
Other frequently asked questions
Please contact Bryony for information on pricing and bookings.
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