Teachers:
- To offer students a number of healthy ways to express and balance their emotions through physical activity.
- To bring students into the present moment, the most basic requirement for learning.
- To create an atmosphere of confidence, enthusiasm and non-competitiveness, where everyone can succeed.
- To promote a more relaxed, comfortable state of being – the perfect state for teaching and learning.
- To empower students to support their own health and well-being, in and out of the classroom.
Students:
- To engage in character building activities that support social and emotional intelligence.
- To improve confidence and self-esteem.
- To enhance motor skills and balance.
- To enhance organisational and communication skills.
- To improve listening skills.
- To improve mind/body awareness and connection.
- Develop a process of focusing awareness on the present moment and acknowledging and accepting feelings. thoughts, and bodily sensations, in a non-judgmental way.
Yoga 4 Schools
Primary School Yoga Program
Australian Curriculum (v9.0)
5 to 12 years
Yoga 4 Schools
Secondary School Yoga Program
Australian Curriculum (v9.0)
12 to 15 years