lead positive, happy lives?”, urges Nadine.
“There are more temptations in society
than ever before, so kids need a higher
level of self-discipline and self-control,
these aren’t natural traits we are born
with, they need to be taught these things.”
We can teach this stuff,
but how?
“We can’t just lump this on our schools,
they are already overwhelmed and
under resourced. But there are incredible
programmes to support teachers to
become nurturers of brain development
and to deliver tools for mindset mastery”,
says Nadine.
LE
WELL
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Nadine was
particularly
impressed with
a programme
called Visible
Wellbeing™
because of
the way it’s
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integrated into every aspect of the school
curriculum.
It doesn’t just nurture student wellbeing,
but also staff wellbeing, and focuses on
enhancing the whole school culture.
Visible Wellbeing™ is a science-based
approach, with proven success, developed
by renowned psychologist and researcher
Professor Lea Waters PhD. Numerous
studies have shown that in Visible
Wellbeing™ schools, not only does
student wellbeing increase, but so does
academic achievement.
To change the future, requires more than
dipping our little finger in. A programme
such as Visible Wellbeing™ would need
to be adopted at government level
and integrated as a core part of the
curriculum.
annual nationwide inspiring High School
speaking tour bringing top youth speakers
from around the world to ignite a spark
in our teens, plus investing in high impact
programmes already happening in our
communities.
Nadine is in discussion with several large
corporates who have shown interest in
supporting this project, but she’s not
getting ahead of herself. “Right now, it’s all
about getting the momentum going. With
enough momentum, anything is possible.
There are approximately one million
children and teens in NZ, by selling one
million happy thoughts, one for each of
them, we can kickstart that momentum,”
says Nadine, “I believe in the big picture,
and I’m determined to go all the way”.
The key outcome of ‘One million
happy thoughts’, is to fund the
Visible Wellbeing™ programme
into a cluster of schools across
New Zealand; its success leaving
no option but to implement this
strategy, or similar, nationwide.
Other impacts ‘One million happy
thoughts’ will fund include - An
Foundational partners What can you do?
Thank you to the following businesses who
have come on board to support the launch
of this project. Individuals - Get along to the retailers
listed and buy your happy thoughts.
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Businesses - Get in touch to stock happy
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CONTACT NADINE:
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Ph: 0275 376 375
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