K-12 Educator Saturday Workshop: Mindfulness
Sat., June 14, 2025, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
$40
Educators
Smith Boardroom, Gardens, and Galleries
Mindfulness is an opportunity to slow down and focus attention on ourselves, a garden environment, or a work of art. Hear from educator Lilit Sadoyan of the Getty about the practice of mindfulness, and learn breathing and sensory exercises that you can use with your students to support art and socioemotional learning.
Key Details
- This is a full-day workshop.
- Admission to The Huntington and lunch are included in the program cost.
- Leave with classroom materials including a classroom pack of Calm Strips.
- This workshop aligns with our video resource, Mindful Moments and California State Standards.
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. A portion of the workshop involves standing and walking on wood and concrete paths.
- This program is suitable for educators of all grades
Program Schedule
10 a.m. | Workshop begins
10:30 a.m. | Discussion: What is mindfulness?
Noon | Lunch with peers
12:30 p.m. | Mindfulness practice in the gardens and galleries
2 p.m. | Classroom reflection
For questions about this program or accessibility needs, please email learning coordinator Kristin Brisbois at kbrisbois@huntington.org.
Aligning California State Standards
2.A.1. Students practice noticing their emotions, where they experience them in their bodies, and using those signs to choose strategies to express feelings in helpful ways. Students practice strategies that help them to sustain joy and feel calmer, patient, focused and energized.
2.A.2. Students practice self-monitoring and harness and express their emotions in authentic and constructive ways by identifying, articulating, and using emotional regulation strategies that work for them. Students use diverse strategies to express themselves effectively in different social and cultural contexts.
2.A.3. Students explore the difference between emotion suppression and management and how to channel emotions productively. Students work on reframing feelings before acting on them.
2.A.4. Students deepen their capacity for emotional regulation by using a variety of culturally relevant practices to embrace and process strong emotions.
2.B.1. Students identify situations and relationships that calm them. Students understand and begin to practice how to be physically healthy in ways that are within their control.
2.B.2. Students know and use simple stress management practices. Students engage in mental and physical health promoting activities in ways that are within their control.
2.B.3. Students describe how stress affects their choices and actions and practice multiple strategies to manage stress. Students choose, take ownership of, and engage in activities that promote their mental and physical health.
2.B.4. Students proactively prepare for potentially stressful situations, recognize when they are dysregulated or stressed and know how to pause in order to effectively respond. Students regularly participate in mental and physical health promoting activities and use a variety of self-care strategies that are safe, culturally relevant, and affirming.
People sitting on an art gallery floor, meditating in front of a large painting.
In-Person Class Ticketing Policies
- Advance registration is required. Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.
- To join the waitlist for this event, please email teachers@huntington.org . A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.
- To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.
- A certificate of attendance can be provided upon request.
