G is for The Green School Bali: Inspiring Students To Care For The Planet

The Green School in Bali was founded in 2008. Here is the school’s vision.

Our vision is of a natural, holistic, student-centered learning environment that empowers and inspires our students to be creative, innovative, Read more

V is for George Vaillant: Positive Aging

George is a psychiatrist a professor at the Harvard Medical School. Much of his career has focused on studying recovery from illnesses and addictions, but he is also known for writing Triumphs of Experiences.

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M is for Wangari Maathai: Planting Hope By Planting Trees

There are many ways of helping to build a better world. Depending on their own talents, different people choose different ways. They may choose to become leaders, educators, mentors, coaches, writers, artists, filmmakers, social Read more

S is for Streetfootballworld: Empowering People Across The World

Jürgen Griesbeck developed Fútbol por la Paz (Football for Peace) in 1996. This was a project using football to combat violence and drugs on the streets of Medellín, Colombia.

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F is for Felines: A Gift Of Love – Strengths Style

Fiona Hunter started Felines Dance in 1980 when aged fifteen. She lived in Scotland at the time, but took Felines with her when moving to New Zealand in 1999.

She originally created a dance Read more

B is for Peter Benson: His Work Helping People To Find Their Sparks

Peter was a pioneer who helped people to find their sparks. In this first video he describes how we can help children to live flourishing lives. He believed that:

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D is for Design For Change: Enabling Children To Shape The Future

Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder of a global movement called Design For Change. This encourages children to express their ideas for a better world and put them into action.

Here is an excerpt Read more