Presence
Capacity to be fully present in the here and now, to accept reality as it unfolds, and to respond in meaningful ways.
Dimension Being — Cultivating Our Inner Life
For me
- How often am I already thinking about the next lesson during this one?
- When did I truly listen to a student today – without already knowing the answer?
For my class
- When were you last so absorbed that you forgot the time?
- What can you hear right now if you stay completely still for a minute?
In the classroom
- A minute of silence as a fixed ritual after break.
- Mindful observation in nature or art: five minutes of just looking, then describing.
Subject links
Physical education · Visual arts · Music · Science & society
Mini-exercise · 5 minutes
Five senses
One after another: what do I see, hear, feel, smell, taste? Thirty seconds each, without judging.