Smiling Mind Spaces, inspired by Dulux
We've teamed up with not-for-profit organisation, Smiling Mind, to help create mindful spaces in Australian primary schools. Together, we encourage schools to create colourful spaces in classrooms, reading nooks, libraries and outside to support good mental health and foster awareness, curiosity and connection. Colours featured: Lexicon® Half (wall) and Turquoise Green (boxes).
Creating mindful spaces in schools using colour
Dulux colour experts, Smiling Mind psychologists and wellbeing educators have worked together to develop the Smiling Mind Toolkit to help school communities imagine and create healthier places to live, play, work and learn. Since launching in 2012, Smiling Mind has helped more than 6.1 million people happier and healthier through the practice of mindfulness meditation.
Find out more about Smiling Mind
Your free toolkit
The toolkit has colour palettes and decorating ideas from Dulux colour experts and tips on incorporating mindfulness at school from Smiling Mind’s psychologists. The toolkit features themes on awareness, the senses, a curious mind, gratitude, and resilience to help create a mindful space.
Library nook to support students and teachers
This primary school library in the heart of Melbourne was transformed into a place for more than reading for its students and educators.
Using the Awareness theme of the Smiling Mind Spaces Tookit, the school used a Dulux colour palette including Lexicon® Half and Green Turquoise.
The space supports activities such as music group, journaling and colouring, wellbeing sessions and meditation to improve the mental health of their students, educators and parents.
An outdoor classroom for the senses
Disclaimer
Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and A4 Colour Swatches.