Note! The Conference (not the course that follows) has changed location to the Barcelona Universty’s Edificio Histórico, in the city center at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Friday 9th

16.30h Reception and delivery of Conference documents (Galería del Edificio Histórico)

17.30h Conference Opening (Paraninfo)

Mr. Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona

Dr. Joan Mateo, Education Policy Secretary of the Department of Education of the Generalitat of Catalonia

Dr. Antoni Sans, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (ICE) of the University of Barcelona

Ms. Pilar Aguilera, Organizing Committee Representative.

18.00h Orientation Talk (Paraninfo)

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Community of Monks and Nuns of Plum Village:

Foundations of Mindfulness Practice

20.00h Break

20.30h Mindful Dinner (Patio de Letras)

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Saturday 10th

07.30h Mindful Breakfast (Patio de Letras)

08.45h Guided meditation (Paraninfo)

09.00h Talk (Paraninfo)

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Community of Monks and Nuns of Plum Village:

Building a Global Ethic in our Daily Lives

11.30h Break

12.00h Walking Meditation (Jardines del Edificio Histórico)

13.00h Mindful Lunch (Patio de Letras)

14.45h Total Relaxation (Aula Magna y Paraninfo)

15.45h Sharing Groups (Lecture halls of Josep Carner)

18.00h Presentation of the Wake Up Schools Initiative and Panel of Experts (Paraninfo)

PRESENTATION

Brother Phap Dung – Monk at Plum Village

Pilar Aguilera – Associate Lecturer at Faculty of Education, University of Barcelona

PANEL

Moderators

Brother Phap Luu – Monk at Plum Village

Pilar Aguilera – Associate Lecturer at Faculty of Education, University of Barcelona

Panelists

Julie Berentsen – Teacher at Rushmore Primary School, England

Valerie Brown – Educational Leadership Consultant and Writer, United States

Miles Dunmore -Teacher at American School in London, England

Anja Traub – Co-Director at Altea International School, Spain

Katherine Weare – Emeritus Professor at the University of Southampton and University of Exeter, England

20.00h Break

20.30h Mindful Dinner (Patio de Letras)

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Sunday 11th

07.30h Mindful Breakfast (Patio de Letras)

08.45h Guided Meditation (Paraninfo)

09.00h Talk (Paraninfo)

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Community of Monks and Nuns of Plum Village:

Happy Teachers will Change the World

11.00h Acknowledgements (Paraninfo)

Dr. Anna Fores, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Barcelona.

Organizing Committee and Monks and Nuns of Plum Village.

11.30h Break

12.00h Walking Meditation (Historical Building Gardens)

13.00h Mindful Lunch (Patio de Letras)

14.45h Total Relaxation and Touching the (Aula Magna y Paraninfo)

15.45h Mindfulness Workshops (Lecture halls of Historical Building)

(1) Transforming stress in daily life
(2) Deep listening and compassionate speaking
(3) Reconciling difficult relationships: the practice of beginning anew
(4) Mindfulness in daily life.
(5) Cultivating joy and happiness in daily life.
(6) Overcoming fears of separation and loss.
(7) Creating a support group for your practice.
(8) How to lead Total Relaxation
(9) Helping children take care of their emotions
(10) Resolving conflicts and making the classroom a family
(11) Applying the five mindfulness trainings

17.45h Mindful walk to Arc de Triomf to take part in the public meditation Sit in Peace.