YogaBugs Impact and Change
Our most popular programme is Impact and Change, a results driven child development programme which runs during the curriculum and provides evidence of the impact on the children and the school.
What are the Benefits?
In schools across the UK, we are seeing results of up to a 40% improvement in social, emotional, physical and behavioural criteria.
Schools have reported a positive impact in:
- Confidence & Self-Esteem
- Concentration & Listening Skills
- Engagement during lessons
- Social Skills
- Overall Physical and Mental Wellbeing
- Fitness and Coordination levels
- Staff wellbeing
- Improved attendance and results
- Better behaved and calmer children
What is it?
Running through the curriculum, the Impact & Change Programme provides a number of YogaBugs sessions over the course of 30 weeks during the school year. These sessions combine Yoga postures with stories through the use of imagination and themes, as well as incorporating mindfulness practices, such as breathing, visualisation and relaxation techniques.
Children will be assessed at the beginning and end of the programme on physical, emotional and behavioural criteria and the school will be provided with a detailed reports of the children’s progression
What's Involved?
- Children take part in a yoga warm up and full adventure or theme
- Every class includes breathing, relaxation and visualisation techniques to help children feel calm and deal with their emotions
- We deliver our programme for a minimum of 2 hours per week for 10 weeks – 30 weeks.
- These classes can be split into 4 x 30 mins, 3 x 40 mins or 2 x 1 hour sessions – giving you the flexibility to work with a number of different age groups.
- Detailed progression report for all children
- Parental workshops
- Staff Mindfulness workshop
- Staff Health and Wellbeing workshop
- A certificate for every child
- An award for the school!
