Not many:

You should be interested improving our teaching about teaching and have growth mindset.

You should have at least B2 level of English to be able to actively participate in discussions.

Perhaps, one of the best answers what it is and why we need it was giving by the Smiling Mind experts. In short, it gives you:

1. Improved sleep
2. Enhanced student & parent engagement
3. More workplace satisfaction
   

Is it safe? Mindfulness is a natural human capacity that is based on being present, focusing on your breath and bodily sensations. It’s generally safe and useful, as long as it is practiced correctly. Anyway, if you have any significant concerns about your mental health (like depression, severe anxiety, psychosis, etc.), you may wish to seek professional advice and support.

The “Is mindfulness safe?” article by Oxford Mindfulness Centre discusses the research behind adverse events arising from mindfulness practice. It distinguishes between temporary discomfort and lasting harm, and provides hints about how to practise to ensure these risks are minimised.

The course is based on CELTA materials used world-wide – the quality of content is secured. It’s presentation though might be even more effective than in CELTA and the kind due to science-based 6 learning strategies incorporated in the course to help trainees learn.

The course consists of real video-recorded instructions to analyse and draw conclusions – and is available for 2 weeks. That’s more than enough to finish the course because the recommended and expected time on the course is not much longer than 1 week.

To have a look at the course and the way we work, follow this link.

The course is evaluated via completed tasks – your answers can be seen only by me, so you can study in privacy and comfort.

Anyway, if you want to chat with colleagues and me, you’ll be able to join our Gentle Support chat on Telegram (included in the Gold and Premium Packages)

Let me know if you aren’t satisfied with the course within first 24 hours, and I’ll immediately press “refund” button. I mean it, no questions asked unless you want to leave feedback.

Is it absolutely free? Yes. It’s just a chat on Telegram.

Is it helpful? I’m sure that yes. We’ll talk about most common problems with classroom management that teachers face in both offline and online settings. For this marathon, I’ll also use materials recommended for CELTA, so you can get a taste of them.

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Why did I decide to set time limits for the course?
The thing is that many of use need some external motivation to go in hand with their internal desire to teach better, so having time limits can be of help. But they are not supposed to oppress us at any rate, so it’s ok if one day you can’t study something and finish it on the next day. But make sure you don’t postpone it until the last day because binge-watching everything at one go is much less effective and memorable than gradual regular immersion. By the way, did you know that trying to recall the tips that have been studied the day before helps to memorise them for longer?