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Sarah Samuelson

I am a teacher who has worked in a range of different year levels. I have been looking for something that would benefit my students to support their emotions in the classroom and playground. When I came across Mind Ninja, I was excited to implement this in my classroom to give my students the skills they needed. My children loved the lessons and activities that are provided in the course. They look forward to every lesson during the week, screaming out ‘YAY’ when we start each topic. Everything is easy to follow and gives step by step instructions and key focus areas to speak about. Over a few short weeks my students we able to use the skills and were applying them in the classroom and in the playground. When I listened, I could hear them thinking out loud and talking with each other using the language from the course like ‘hmmmm how can I fix this?” I found myself dealing with less upset children and my students over time became happier within themselves but also believing that they are unique and special. Not only has this benefited my students but it has also given me common language to use with students, parents and other teachers. I have had many parents comment on the simple steps that I have taught through Mind Ninja, with each saying that it has helped them at home. I currently teach 5 years olds and next year will be teaching 9 year olds. Joelene has created a framework that can be used with any year level or age student. I can’t wait to teach my next class these skills! I cannot recommend this course to educators enough. Finally I have something that I can teach my students that actually works and seeing the change in my students is all worth it. Thanks Joelene!

Dr Gemma Foxall

“Joelene is one of those teachers who finds a way to connect with each child. Students are drawn to her because she individualises every interaction in a purposeful and positive way. She values every child for who they are, and students seem to sense that.

On a professional level, Joelene has a rare and unique set of skills that enable her to achieve optimum outcomes. Combining these skills with her passion for teaching positive thinking strategies and resiliency skills to produce Life Lessons Australia will be an experience I would strongly recommend to any of my students and friends’ children.

Joelene has worked with my son on a weekly basis. Despite his social and communication difficulties, Joelene has managed to help him overcome his anxiety and he now waits at the window for her to arrive. The contribution she has made to his emotional welfare and showing him a happier way to perceive the world is simply priceless and will help him for the rest of his life.”

Alan Kidd

“I have a strong affiliation with Joelene Lavrick from Life Lessons Global and have been an enthusiastic supporter of the Mind Ninja program since it commenced in 2017 when Joelene was on my staff at Kingston Primary School. It has been pleasing to see Mind Ninja now being used in over 100 countries worldwide. Joelene has a unique way of interacting with students and her friendly disposition ensures that she builds rapport with them quickly. In 2020, I proudly collaborated with Joelene to create a Job Application Workshop for educators entitled ‘Get The Edge’, and a Professional Learning experience entitled ‘The Summit’ which is a series of keynote presentations delivered by passionate educators and leaders in their respective fields.”

Shannon Wright

“I attended a Professional Development Workshop with several of my staff at UWA in 2018 which subsequently led to us inviting Joelene Lavrick to run her Mind Ninja program at our school. The impact of the program was profound with the strategies easily aligning with our whole school approach towards social and emotional development. Students have been able to use the Mind Ninja techniques regularly at school to improve confidence and resilience. One particular student, who has had a difficult time regulating emotions, described Joelene as one of the most influential people in her life. I recommend the Mind Ninja program and look forward to further collaborations with Life Lessons Global.”

Darryl Owen

“Joelene Lavrick has held a series of Mind Ninja workshops at Dardanup Primary School as part of an after-school program. We have received great feedback from students and their parents regarding the courses. Having previously had Joelene on my teaching staff over a span of 18 years, I have noted her enthusiasm for the social and emotional development of all of her students. She has been able to connect with, and support, some of the most challenged students and I can confidently endorse her services.”

Liz Martin

“Miss Lavrick helped Kai develop strategies to acknowledge and manage his emotions. The lessons helped Kai to reframe his thoughts when feeling anxious and challenge some of his rigidity in his thinking around emotions due to his Autism diagnosis. Joelene developed a strong and responsive connection with Kai, gaining his trust and building his confidence. We can’t wait to continue working with Life Lessons Global.”

Deborah Jolliffe

“Hi Joelene, I sincerely enjoyed your Mind Ninja workshop and watching you share your incredibly important message by weaving your magic, energy, passion, knowledge and skill into an amazing experience for every individual person who attended. I was in awe! You had distilled a huge body of information into a few core important principles and then you’ve simplified them in a powerful way to, not only help children, to hook into them, but also have them as memory joggers. How clever are you! I’m so lucky to have had the privilege of seeing a true professional in action… but more importantly, be reminded of the important life skills that everyone needs to maintain a healthy resiliency. Thank you so very much.”

Janine Kenny

“Thank you so much for running your Mind Ninja program so energetically with our senior classes. Jodie and I appreciate the planning and effort that you put into our sessions, especially the YouTube session which was above and beyond.

I can see that some of my kids have benefited already, are using some of your strategies and are keen to tell me when they do. Even an old dog like me learnt some new tricks!
I wish you every success with your sessions to help young people deal with anxiety and the feelings of inadequacy which is becoming more prevalent in our youth.”

Melany May

I’m a year 1 teacher and have been using Mind Ninja during my health lessons. Yesterday a tired boy walked into class and was feeling a little down, missing mum and not wanting to start the school day. Without any prompting another student walked up to him and said “look up at the roof, it’s the stinking thinking bubble, let’s catch it and turn it into a smile”‘… these kids then continued to chase a bubble around the classroom all morning (ahah) but at least they were both smiling. The biggest changes come from the smallest things.
Thank you mind ninja

Liz Payton

Hi Joelene, I’m so sorry for the delayed reply! We are absolutely loving this program and it couldn’t have some at a better time. We had to skip our session on Friday morning because we had so much on and the class voted to do it at the end of the day instead of game time!

I have even challenged them this weekend to try and change their Mum’s and Dad’s mindset on something. One of my little girls said that she was going to say it to her Mum when she’s getting ready to go out. We may have created a monster! Hahaha.

I will keep you up dated as we progress, Thank you so much for letting us join your program!

Rae Witham

As a School Chaplain I am sometimes lost for ways to help the students who cone to me for Pastoral Care. This term I have been using Mind Ninja with a few students who have had problems with anxiety or other emotional regulation. All the students have really enjoyed the sessions and report having benefited from them. I have found the bite size chapters perfect and easy to relate to particular issues the students may have. The students respond quickly to Joelene’s lovely warm and engaging personality. One says she really enjoyed the special sound effects, another found the explanations easy to understand and a favorite
lesson was the one about realizing that in this moment No -Thing is wrong. I delight to see the students leave my office with a smile on their faces. Many thanks Joelene!