Third-party on-site course
Mindful and Creative Education: Enhancing Well-Being and Ƶing through Art, Mindfulness, and Technology
This two-week course combines mindfulness, creativity, and Humanistic Contextual Education to equip educators with tools to foster emotional well-being, inspire creativity, and address social issues through art, culture, and innovative teaching strategies.
25.06.2025
Next upcoming session:
07.07.2025
- 18.07.2025
Portugal
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Madeira
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Funchal
Description
- This comprehensive program integrates mindfulness practices with Humanistic Contextual Education (HEC), empowering educators to create engaging, creative, and emotionally supportive classrooms. Week one focuses on developing self-care routines and mindfulness techniques, such as breathing exercises, yoga, and meditation, to enhance resilience and emotional intelligence. Participants will explore ICT tools, STEAM and creative activities to inspire innovative thinking and problem-solving.
- Week two dives into the potential of art and culture in education, exploring HEC principles to design interdisciplinary lessons addressing social issues. Through hands-on workshops, participants will learn to implement mental games, the photovoice method, and artistic activities to enrich the classroom experience and foster student engagement. The course provides ready-to-use resources, strategies, and tools for educators to create vibrant, mindful, and creative learning environments.
Ƶing objectives
- Develop practical self-care routines using mindfulness to boost resilience and emotional intelligence.
- Seamlessly integrate mindfulness practices like yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques into classroom and outdoor activities.
- Equip students with creative problem-solving skills and foster innovative thinking through art and culture.
- Understand and apply Humanistic Contextual Education principles to teach across subjects and address social issues.
- Ƶ to design and implement mental games that engage students and enhance social competencies.
- Master the photovoice method to encourage self-expression, local participation, and reflection using photography.
- Explore and utilize ICT apps and STEAM to support mindfulness and creativity in education.
- Create a supportive educational community for idea-sharing and collaborative problem-solving.
Methodology & assessment
Modes of Teaching: Interactive workshops, cultural and outdoor activities, hands-on art projects, group discussions, and reflective exercises.
Methodology: Experiential learning through real-life applications, project-based assignments, and collaborative design tasks.
Assessment: Peer feedback, project presentations, reflective journals, and evaluation of creative teaching materials designed during the course.
Methodology: Experiential learning through real-life applications, project-based assignments, and collaborative design tasks.
Assessment: Peer feedback, project presentations, reflective journals, and evaluation of creative teaching materials designed during the course.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
- Materials: Guided mindfulness scripts, art supplies, photovoice activity kits, and templates for mental games.
- Digital Tools: Innovative ICT apps for mindfulness and creativity (e.g., Canva, Padlet), guided audio/video tools, and a digital handbook.
- Ƶing Resources: Ready-to-use lesson plans, interdisciplinary teaching materials, and access to an online community for resource-sharing and collaboration.
Certification details
- Certificate of Attendance in line with Erasmus quality standards
- Europass Mobility Document
- Ƶing Agreement
- Ƶing Agreement Complement
- We always reply to every enquiry on ESEP.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:800Euro
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Course package content:
The total cost of the seven-day course is €800 (€80 per day). This includes:
- Tuition fees
- Course materials
- One guided city tour
- Coffee breaks
- All required documentation (certificates, Ƶing Agreement, Ƶing Agreement Complement, Europass Mobility document)
Additionally, we offer optional cultural trips during the course, which are arranged with a trusted local company. Details and pricing will be available one month before the course begins.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
must be communicated via Mail (courses@spatiateacheracademy.eu).
Enrolled students who cannot take part in the course for any reasons can always be replaced by another participant from the same organization, free of charge.
If students cancel at least 3 months before the beginning of the course(s), SPATIA will refund the entire amount.
In case of force majeure the Foundation will offer the possibility to change dates and course free of charge.
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalTeacher Educator
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Ƶing time:25 hours or more
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