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Look Up: What Are We Missing?
It was dusk as we rolled back into our campsite in Botswana after a magical afternoon at the waterhole. The setting sun lit up the silhouette of an acacia tree—an iconic African sight. Happy and relaxed, I climbed out of the truck.
The Last Stretch of 2025
If you’re reading this with a cup of lukewarm coffee in one hand, half a marking pile beside you, and a to-do list that seems to multiply on its own … you’re not alone.
Support Social Emotional Learning in iLembe District Schools
As a certified Emotional Intelligence facilitator and mental fitness coach, I believe in educating hearts to empower teachers and students to be their best selves
EQ4Africa Conference
I was delighted be a facilitator at the recent EQ4Africa conference. The annual conference that brings together leading global minds in Emotional Intelligence to drive transformation across Africa in homes, businesses & communities.
Trauma Resilience And Healing
On the 12th July our world changed AGAIN! The violent civil unrest was an apocalypse that killed over 300 people and, destroyed hundreds of shops, malls and businesses. This time the trauma was nothing short of catastrophic. In spite of the devastation many resilient South Africans, in the spirit of Ubuntu started cleaning the streets…
The Importance of Social Emotional Learning
I was recently interviewed on the 'Education Scene' about the importance of Social Emotional learning. When preparing for the interview I revisited my favourite clip - Joshua Freedman CEO of Six Seconds and Dr Anabel Jensen talking about "What makes Great Teaching?"
School Principals: Now is the Time to Lead Your School to Finish 2020 Strong and to Start 2021 Positive.
It seems cliché to say, this is a year of unprecedented experiences and none of us could have seen it coming. It must seem like a lifetime ago that you stood in front of your school and delivered your opening school address. Full of noble goals, inspiration and aspirations for the year ahead. And without much warning everything as we knew it changed. At times you must have felt like a fire fighter watching the dreams, goals, and aspirations of the class of 2020 burn down. I feel that after health care workers the most stressed workers were school principals
UNICEF Pop-Up Festival
EQlibrium in association with Six Seconds will be hosting a POP UP FESTIVAL in celebration with the United Nations Universal Children’s Day. Around the world, UN Children’s day is celebrated on November 20th each year to commemorate the day the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.