Bringing Pause Breathe Smile to life in the classroom
The Pause Breathe Smile Hauora Competition celebrates the activities tamariki and kaiako create to support wellbeing within their classrooms.Sharing what we do for wellbeing
We run an annual hauora competition for Primary, Intermediate schools and kura to submit the work and ideas their classrooms are doing to support mental wellbeing. The competition for 2023 has now closed but stay tuned for details for 2024. This will be run in Term 2, 2024.
Congratulations to 2023 Winners
First place:Mindfulness Club, Room 25, Westbrook School, Rotorua
Mindfulness Club, Room 25, Westbrook School, Rotorua
Second place:
Mansfield Tahi, Howick Intermediate School, Auckland
Third place:
Ha ki roto/ha ki waho, Teina, Tangiteroria School, Northland
$3,000 Prize pack
Win a mindfulness makeover for your classroom! Prize includes:
- A Pause Breathe Smile mat for your classroom to practice mindfulness on
- Mindfulness bell
- Native tree to plant outside at your school
- Indoor plants to grow and display in your classroom
- Bean bags
- Mindful colouring books and pencils
- Mindfulness books
- A mindfulness visit by PBS including a mindfulness session
- Goodie bag with food to practice mindful eating
- A sensory Kete
Some ideas for entries
Build a model of Te Whare Tapa Whā
Practice some mindful eating
Show us how you practice mindfulness
Play a mindfulness game
Mindful movements
Draw a picture of what you do for wellbeing
Share activities that supports your wairua
Write gratitude letter
Create a sculpture that encompasses wellbeing practices
Tell us how your class does Pause Breathe Smile
Create some wall art or murals
