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Languages understood:

Dutch, English, French, German

With which level of education are you involved?

Primary education

What discipline do you teach (mainly)?

All basics

Does your school, college or faculty teach for a specific discipline or is the education more general?

General education (e.g. primary or secondary school)

Are you yourself working with pupils/students or are you otherwise involved in education, (e.g. educational policy)?

(mainly) teaching pupils/students

What kind of organisational relation do you have with your educational work?

(mainly) professional / important source of income.

How many years is it since you first started your efforts to integrate mindfulness into your educational work?


On average, what age are the pupils/students with who you are working?

6 - 7 yrs.

Can you describe briefly what you are doing with your pupils/students to integrate mindfulness in your educational work?

Tell them about meditation without mentioning the word. Help them find space inside to go back to when they need it. Help them with calming their fears, worries and anger through mindfulness. I am also involved in children's program in meditation centres sometimes (Plum Village 3 times and EIAB 1 time)

What is it that would be most helpful to you to (further) improve your work with integrating mindfulness in your educational work, besides deepening your own practice?

Information about how others inspire their pupils to be mindful.

Have you noticed or heard of any changes in the behaviour of your pupils/students?

Not applicable.

What is the base of the mindfulness practise you are using in your educational work?

Buddhist based.