Add mindfulness and meditation to the national curriculum

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Mindfulness and meditation is the first step to living an examined life and being able to be content.

Our current system has been failing young people as it focuses solely on academics or vocations and not enough on the personal growth of young people’s personal growth.

Mindfulness meditation is a growing area in psychology and education.

Other countries have begun rolling out mindfulness courses in education as learning about the nature of ones own mind is a useful skill in all aspects of life, specifically education.

Mindfulness has been linked to increased attention, memory, emotional stability and wellbeing, healthier relationships and mental health. It would be a practical and effective way to tackle the mental health crisis amongst young people.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Add mindfulness, meditation, morality and ethics to the national curriculum

Timeline

26 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
31 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Dec 2020

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