Empowering Young Minds to Thrive from Within

Creative Wellbeing Programs for K–Year 6 Students · Sydney’s Northern Beaches & North Shore

Planting the Seeds of Lifelong Wellbeing

Empowered Young Minds offers engaging creative wellbeing programs and workshops for Kindergarten to Year 6 students, designed to build confidence, self-worth, emotional awareness and resilience.

Through mindfulness, movement and meaningful creative activities, students learn to recognise and navigate their emotions, discover their strengths and develop practical wellbeing skills that support them throughout life.

Xanthi Femia | Founder & Children’s Wellbeing Facilitator
Xanthi Femia, founder of Empowered Young Minds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engaging, age-appropriate wellbeing programs for Kindergarten to Year 6 students, designed to make wellbeing practical, creative and meaningful.

Confidence Me Club™

8-10 WEEK WELLBEING PROGRAM

One-Off Workshops

INTRODUCTORY WELLBEING PROGRAMS

Tailored Programs & Mini-Series

THEMED WELLBEING PROGRAMS

What Students Learn

Building Skills for Everyday Life

Through mindfulness, movement and meaningful creative wellbeing experiences, students are encouraged to:

Each session provides a positive and supportive environment where students can recognise their strengths, develop greater self-awareness and gain practical tools to support their emotional wellbeing, navigate everyday challenges and grow with confidence.

Ways to Work With Us

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School Wellbeing Incursions

BRINGING WELLBEING TO LIFE AT SCHOOL

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Lunchtime Wellbeing Clubs

A MOMENT TO PAUSE, RESET & RECONNECT

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After-School Wellbeing Clubs

A SUPPORTIVE SPACE TO UNWIND & GROW

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Holiday Workshops

WELLBEING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

What children take home

Real shifts. Quietly profound.

Parents and teachers tell us the change shows up in the small moments – at bedtime, before a test, after a hard day at the playground. Not magic. Just small skills, practised early.

Self-regulation

Children learn to recognise a rising wave and meet it with a breath - not a meltdown.

Emotional vocabulary

"I feel frustrated" instead of "I hate everything" - a small change that opens enormous doors.

Better sleep

Settled bodies fall asleep faster. Wind-down practices that work, even on busy nights.

Confidence & courage

Knowing their character strengths gives kids a sturdy place to stand when things feel hard.

Kinder friendships

Empathy practices help children listen, share and repair -the real skills of belonging.

Focus & learning

Even five minutes of stillness changes how a child's brain meets the next maths page.

Good questions

Things parents
often ask.

Can’t see your question here? Write to Xanthi directly –
she answers every email herself, usually within a day.

No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.

No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.

No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.

In Their Own Words

What our students say about their wellbeing experiences.

"I started off being scared and being worried all the time. Stronger than ever!"

Year 2 Student

“The workshop is a place to feel safe and let all the things you want to say out. I feel so comfortable to say anything I need to tell them and express my feelings out.”

Year 2 Student

“The workshop is where you can feel comfortable and express yourself in so much more ways you can't think of. Everyone was so nice and helped me step by step.”

Year 2 Student

“It helps me so much but it is also so fun!! We played games, craft painting, and made sculptures out of clay.”

Year 2 Student

Beyond the Workshop

When wellbeing skills become part of everyday life.

“My daughter loved attending the workshops. One of the most beautiful things I noticed was that she started journaling independently in the journal she created during the workshops, without being asked.”

— Parent

Planting the Seeds of Lifelong Wellbeing

My Vision is a future where every child has the opportunity to discover their strengths, believe in themselves and build strong foundations for lifelong wellbeing.

Because the foundations we build today can shape the lives of tomorrow.

Xanthi Femia
Founder – Empowered Young Minds