Let teachers’ understanding
become children’s strength
Children need support. Teachers need tools too.
Support teachers to become students’ “supporting hand” under limited resources.
100+ educators participated, 97.7% satisfied with the workshop. Research institute: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
I don't want to go to school!
Children need support. Teachers need tools too.
- No time or space to talk?
- Hard to assess students' emotional status?
- Lack of students' emotional handling skills?
When a student expresses mental distress, how can we help them feel understood?
Training that starts with lived experience
Facilitator-guided reflection and exchange, with role experience and collaborative building, turn abstract concepts into lived experience.
The workshop was repeatedly play-tested with educators and refined for real classrooms, then tracked through multiple assessments.
Read our story
Mental health journey starting with brain science
Role experience and collaborative building turn concepts into lived experience
- 1Role-play
- 2Build the brain
- 3Experience events
- 4Practise responses
Training highlight: facilitator-guided reflection and application
Inside two special schools, with whole-school teams
Repeatedly play-tested with educators and refined for real classroom settings
Every student is unique. We should support them according to their needs.
Principal, Sharon Cheung
30+principal and teachers participated
Building their neural connections helps children grow and thrive.
Principal, Dr. Flora Yau
60+principal and teachers participated
Starting with Hong Kong primary and secondary schools, we continue to evaluate the impact of our training.
Early pilot study with 100+ participants, tracking change through multiple assessments
Self-reported feedback from participants who completed the assessments
- 100%better understanding students' mental health needs
- 97.7%were satisfied with the workshop
- 100+educators participated
- 2months longitudinal follow-up
- 4Pre- and post-workshop assessments
Better understanding of children. Greater confidence in providing support.
See the programme in action
Video placeholder: add the video URL in the CMS (video.src).Teacher’s 4 key takeaways
- 1
See needs behind behaviours
Learn to start from behaviour and read the needs a child hasn’t put into words.
- 2
Practise supportive responses
Rehearse in the workshop to find replies that help a student feel understood.
- 3
Build colleagues’ shared language
A whole-school team that talks about emotions and support in the same way works together more easily.
- 4
Continue reflections
Take what you practised back to campus and keep reflecting with the practice guide.
Let teachers' understanding become children's strength
- Experience it
- Practise it
- Apply it
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