No Images? Click here Better life skills, better resultsDear Reader, A lot has happened in the past month at Role Models! We have been getting ready for our summer courses, promoting well-being in line with Mental Health Awareness Week and writing articles! Check out this one written by our Managing Director, Hugo. We are always trying to help even more children around London by running Life Skills Workshops and Courses in schools. If you know a school that could benefit from what we do, please put us in touch! All the best, The Role Models team; Hugo, Louise, Sophie, Emily, Darcey, Francesca and Alexandra
EDUCATION IN THE NEWS Where are the league tables for ‘kindness to others’?Tom Bunbury, the Headmaster at Papplewick School, has written an article on academic league tables and whether they are really highlighting the most important data. Schools of thought: can mindfulness lessons boost child mental health?Children are under increasing pressure. Investing in their mental wellbeing could could help them now and in the future.HAPPY HIGHLIGHTS The Happy News is a real newspaper that aims to counteract the bad news stories that we read in most newspapers, by sharing positive stories and celebrating good people. Emily, the creator, says she wants to "sprinkle a tiny bit of happiness all over the planet". Social Bite is a sandwich shop that gives away all of its' profits to charity. They also employed 32 homeless people in 2018. Additionally, they are encouraging more and more businesses to open their doors to homeless people to try and help end the homelessness crisis in London. SPOTLIGHT ON 'ACTIVE LEARNING' All of our courses have fantastic activities in them, designed to focus on the key skill of the course. One of these is the Hole In The Paper Challenge. Could you get your whole family through an A4, or even A5, piece of paper? Well the kids who have been on our Resilience Course can! This activity is a big test of resilience and teaches the children about Marvellous Mistakes. Book your child onto our Resilience Course this Summer so that they can come home and teach you all about it! LIFE SKILLS IN ACTION
Darcey, Head of Operations and Finance ROLE MODELS OF THE MONTH This month we were lucky enough to have two fantastic Role Models working for us. Catherine has been an absolutely perfect example of everything that Role Models' ethos embodies. She has been working for us as a Course Lead out in Saudi over the past few weeks and has been resilient to problems, kept everyone's spirits up, ensured that all of the children have had a wonderful time and all with a big smile on her face. Well done Catherine! Charleigh has just finished Performing in the live tour of Milkshake! Live which you can find on Channel 5 in the morning. She embodies all that Role Models is due to her kindness, reliability and energetic nature. Charleigh continues to receive glowing feedback from all the families she has worked with so far and the children adore her. Well done Charleigh!
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