- Target:
- School District # 5
- Region:
- Canada
Rocky Mountain Elementary School (RMES) has recently implemented the use of the MindUp Curriculum for grades K-6. MindUp is a self-regulation program that is based upon the 7th step in the Buddhist Noble Eight-fold Path.
Mindful meditation involves breathing a certain way, but it is also a way to transcend thinking. In fact, the mind is seen as a barrier. Focusing on slow breathing is meant to transcend conceptual thinking. Breathing in this way brings one into an altered state where critical thinking and judgment are suspended.
According to the provincial Schools Act in Section 76 (1) & (2), "All schools and Provincial schools must be conducted on strictly secular and non-sectarian principles" and "The highest morality must be inculcated, but no religious dogma or creed is to be taught in a school or Provincial school."
The use of a curriculum with strong ties to Buddhism is not in keeping with the School Act.
We, the undersigned, call on School District #5 and the principal, teachers and staff of Rocky Mountain Elementary School to indefinitely discontinue the use of the MindUp curriculum in our school.
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The Elkford Residents Against MindUP In Rocky Mountain Elementary School petition to School District # 5 was written by LA MacLeod and is in the category Education at GoPetition.