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Heart.Beat. Mid Term 3. 2022

 

Your Chance to Win! - Enter below for your chance to win a gorgeous Tenderleaf Wooden Block Wagon from KindtoKidz.

The Importance of Enrolling in Term 4 - Term 4 is concert term. Read below why concerts are such a special time of the year, a major milestone, and a wonderful step in your child’s development

Children’s Need for Movement - We share insights from an article from Maria L. Boccia Ph.D., D.Min., LMFT. In the article Maria explores why physical activity improves physical and mental wellbeing at any age.

Mini Maestros Interviews Gavin McCormack - Gavin McCormack is a rockstar in the education world. It was truly inspiring to have a sit down with him and hear his thoughts, feelings and approaches to educating the next generation, both in Australia and abroad.

Meet the Franchisees - Every edition we like to interview a different franchisee to get to know them a little more. In this edition we interview Angeline Halim, our Berwick Franchisee.

 

 

 

Franchising

 

Looking for a Career Change?

What the world needs now is love (of course!). It also needs music teachers who care about the wellbeing of our future generations and have the skills and passion to lead children, and their parents, into the future with strength, confidence and a skip in their step from the songs in their heart. The Mini Maestros family of teachers and franchisees have a passion for this and are proud to empower our young ones to thrive.

Are you looking for a life change that is part-time work, helping educate the next generation and growing something of your own?

It might be the perfect time to join us!

If you’d like to start your own classes in Term 1 2023, now is the perfect time to sign up for owning your own franchise so we can get you onboarded and trained, ready for an exciting new career for next year!

Want to learn more? Check out our franchise site via the button below.

 

 

 

Meet the Franchisees

 

Meet The Franchisees

Angeline Halim is the Owner/Operator of our Berwick Franchise. We asked Angeline a few questions so you can get to know her better and this is what she had to say.

Question 1: Assuming you already have food and water, what 3 things would you take to a deserted island?

"My lovely family, durable tent, smartphone with strong connection, unlimited data and battery."

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Why Have Concerts

 

The Importance of Enrolling into Term 4

 

Enrolling into Term 4 means you will be enrolling into our most exciting term - Concert Term! The Mini Maestros concerts are a wonderful way to celebrate our year of learning and confidence-building together. They provide an opportunity for children to present their love of music and share their learning with friends and family.

 

 

 

Children need Movement

 

Children’s Need for Movement

 

This article from Maria L. Boccia Ph.D., D.Min., LMFT on the "Psychology Today" website, discusses the importance of movement and learning, and how they are interconnected. It cites studies that show how physical activity can improve overall academic achievement, particularly in maths skills. It also discusses how the lack of movement and play during the pandemic has had negative effects on mental health, and how nature therapy can help to restore wellbeing.

 

 

 

Music Facts

 

Interesting Musical Facts from 3MBS

The Concerto

A concerto is an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. If the solo instrument is a violin the piece is called a “violin concerto”, if it is a piano it is called a “piano concerto”. A concerto with more than one soloist is called a "concerto grosso".

They typically have three sections called movements: a slow movement (e.g., lento or adagio) preceded and followed by fast movements (e.g. presto or allegro). The word “concerto” is an Italian word (the second “c” is pronounced like an English “ch”). It means “playing together”.

 

 

 

KindtoKidz

 

Introducing KindtoKidz

Like Mini Maestros, KindtoKidz is a business with a mission to help children to thrive. It began in 2010 with founder Farah-Lee’s vision of providing mothers with safer alternatives for their children. She started selling organic baby hampers filled with natural goodies. Wooden toys were then added to the mix after Farah-Lee felt frustrated with the mounds of plastic and noisy toys received for birthday gifts. She wanted to offer parents a better alternative,not only for children, but also for the environment - which equals the future of all children on earth.

From there the business grew into offering a range of quality furniture, early learning resources and natural baby products for conscious consumers.

KindtoKidz

 

All items are carefully chosen based on durability, environmental footprint and educational value.

When Farah-Lee is not working in the business, she can be found hanging out with her two kids, taking a stroll in nature or thinking about the meaning of life.

Farah-Lee has been kind enough to offer a fantastic prize from her KindtoKidz store for Heat.Beat. readers, a Tenderleaf Wooden Block Wagon valued at $129.95!

How to Enter.

1. You must have a child currently enrolled for Term 3, 2022 Mini Maestros classes. Enrol here if you haven't yet enrolled.

2. Reply to this email and let us know in which suburb KindtoKidz based? (Clue: the answer can be found on the KindtoKidz website.)

3. The 7th person to reply with the correct answer will be the winner and will be announced, along with a photo of the prize winner with the prize, in the next edition of Heart.Beat.

 

 

KindtoKidz

 

 

Mini Maestros Interviews Gavin McCormack

 

 

Interviews

Gavin McCormack is a rockstar in the education world. It was truly inspiring to have a sit down with him and hear his thoughts, feelings and approaches to educating the next generation, both in Australia and abroad.

A bit more about Gavin;

He is the co-founder of Upschool.co - an online platform to bring free schooling to children around the globe, Kindbox.com - a fundraising experience for those who care about changing the world, and educationInfluence.com - global network of influencers driving education standards worldwide.

 

Gavin was nominated for Australian Principal of the Year 2020, is a TEDx speaker, was nominated for Australian Author of the Year in 2017, is an Australian of the Year Nominee and was named as the 10th Most Influential Educator in the World by LinkedIn. On a quest for educational equality, Gavin has worked tirelessly to raise money to personally build many schools, libraries and teacher training centres in the Himalayan region of Nepal across the last 5 years, all this whilst successfully running one of Australia’s best Montessori primary schools.

Gavin is also a Montessori Australia Ambassador, School Principal of the Year finalists 2020, 6-12 Montessori Teacher, Australian LinkedIn Top Voice 2019/2020 and best-selling author.

Watch the interview above to hear what this ambitious and inspiring educator has to say about education and children in today’s world.


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Interviews

 

Interviews

 

 

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