Karinya Montessori Children’s House

KARINYA MONTESSORI

NURTURING THE nurturer’s wellbeing

As Dr Montessori wrote over 100 years ago, “the child is both the hope and promise of mankind.” With this mindset, our Educators are dedicated and passionate.

As management we are always working on ways to support our Educators to feel nurtured and appreciated in their roles. We do this in many ways, including paying above award and lots of staff perks. One of these perks would usually be taking the whole team to the Gold Coast or Brisbane for the weekend to an annual conference, however this year we are trying something a little different. We have put together an Educator’s Wellness Retreat! Renting a fabulous house in Mooloolaba.

The focus for our retreat is resilience, how to bounce back when you are feeling overwhelmed by emotions that occur every day with children, parents, colleagues and even managing the work/ life balance. We have three amazing speakers for our Educators including: >> Vickie Magic, wellbeing guru, focusing on giving our Educators coping skills such as meditation. >> Jo Hassan, wellness coach, who will outline her program PEPP (Purpose,

Energy, Pleasure and Profit). >> Lyn Levitt, who will support educators to consider their current and future financial goals. All in all, we are looking forward to this team bonding weekend, which will set us up for a fabulous year! As Dr Montessori says, “It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She first must love and understand the universe, she must prepare herself, and truly work at it.” ca www.karinyamontessori.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kerri Steele is the Approved Provider and Educational Leader of the centre. She has a Bachelor of Early Education, Diploma of Montessori, and a Diploma of Counselling. Kerri can be contacted about any aspect of Karinya Montessori on info@karinyamontessori.com