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Practical tools for promoting mental health, mindfulness, and resilience in education.

 

Join our 7-day course in Helsinki, Finland, including a full-day school visit to experience one of the world’s top education systems in one of the happiest countries globally. Recharge your energy and gain tools to promote well-being in the classroom. This hands-on course emphasises stress management, mindfulness, and positive psychology to nurture a supportive and balanced learning environment.

Enhance your teaching practices with tools to promote well-being, reduce stress, and build resilience. Learn to recognise stress triggers, integrate calming techniques, and use movement-based activities to improve focus and student engagement. This course offers you strategies to nurture emotional and physical health through mindfulness awareness and positive action for you and your students. Lead trainers KristĂ­n EinarsdĂłttir and Berglind Ăťr bring over a decade of experience in designing internationally recognised programs that emphasise well-being and creativity.

Participants will enjoy a full-day school visit, meeting Finnish teachers and students to gain valuable firsthand insights. With Finland’s holistic educational approach, you’ll observe how outdoor activities, digital tools, and democratic engagement are integrated into learning, providing an inspiring model to bring back to your own educational environment.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognise stress triggers and apply strategies for stress prevention and relief.

  • Integrate mindfulness, meditation, and movement-based activities into daily routines for teachers and students.

  • Promote well-being and resilience among students and teachers using positive psychology techniques and ready made activities. 

  • Explore Finland's innovative teaching methods and their role in advancing a forward-thinking, holistic approach to education.

  • Embrace eco-friendly practices by upcycling materials and using natural resources to help students value sustainability.

  • Build international partnerships, to promote collaboration and support future Erasmus+ projects.

  • Develop personalised lesson plans to enhance mindfulness and emotional regulation.

  • Share best practices and collaborate with international peers to build supportive learning networks.

  • Design an action plan for long-term well-being practices and stress management in schools.

 
Methodology & Assessment:

  • Well-being activities: Practise mindfulness, meditation, and stress-reduction techniques, including energising and calming exercises, to improve focus and reduce anxiety.

  • Smart Teachers Play More methodology: Discover how academic subjects can be taught through games, movement and sensory activities in a calming or active way.

  • School Visits: Experience Finnish classrooms firsthand, engaging with students and teachers while observing sustainability and inclusion through practical subjects.

  • Peer Collaboration: Exchange best practices, insights, and innovative ideas with European educators, fostering meaningful professional connections and shared growth.

  • Digital Collaboration: Utilise digital tools to share resources, facilitate group reflections, and support vision planning and evaluation, enhancing teamwork and digital literacy skills.

  • Vision Planning: Create and present action plans for classroom transformation.

  • Cultural Activities: Explore Finland´s traditions and practice well-being techniques.

  • Assessment Tools: Reflection, feedback, and goal-setting support continuous learning.

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE EDUCATION SECTOR:

This course offers learning opportunities for teachers and school staff across the education sector including: Preschool; Primary; Secondary; Adult education; Special Needs; Teaching assistants; School management; Vocational education; Higher education; and Student teachers.

  

AS PART OF THE COURSE WE ALSO PROVIDE:
  • Morning refreshments
  • Cultural evening
  • Authentic Finnish sauna and sea swimming experience
  • Visit to Helsinki City Museum
  • Course material
  • Certificate of attendance

 

COURSE DATES:

04.05.2025 > 10.05.2025 CONFIRMED

26.10.2025 >  01.11.2025 CONFIRMED

 
 
COURSE PRICE: 

595€ per participant

COURSE I.D. for Erasmus +: 

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CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION:

 Participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Attendance
  • Europass Mobility Document
  • Learning Agreement and Evaluation Form

 

 
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