LA MER WELLBEING
Just Happiness.
We cannot teach the life we have not learned to live.
La Mer exists because we believe the most powerful influence on a learner is not a program, a policy or a curriculum.
It is the person standing in front of them.
A teacher who knows who they are.
A teacher who understands their purpose.
A teacher who cares for their own body, mind, heart and spirit.
A teacher who lives with integrity.
A teacher who understands that every interaction is an opportunity to shape a life.
Because before we ask a child to discover who they are, we must ask the adults around them the same question.
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REQUALIFYING THE TEACHER.
REIMAGINING THE SCHOOL.
La Mer works with schools to create cultures in which the teacher becomes the first lesson.
We call this The La Mer Approach.
It is not another professional development program.
It is a requalification of the person behind the profession.
We bring together education, psychology, nutrition, human development and a deep understanding of what it means to live a meaningful life, and place the teacher at the centre.
Because education is not only what we teach.
It is what we model.
THE SCHOOL IS A CULTURE.
A school is not simply a place where learning happens.
It is a living culture.
It has a language.
A rhythm.
A set of beliefs.
A way of treating people.
A way of celebrating.
A way of eating.
A way of responding to difficulty.
A way of speaking to children.
A way of caring for its people.
These things teach.
Every day.
La Mer works with schools to consciously shape that culture, so that wellbeing is not something added to the timetable.
It becomes the way the school lives.
THE WHOLE PERSON.
We believe a person cannot be reduced to their role.
A teacher is a body.
A mind.
A heart.
A spirit.
A soul.
They have relationships to nurture, a body to care for, a mind to develop, a purpose to discover and a legacy to leave.
So we look beyond professional competency.
We ask deeper questions.
Who am I?
What do I stand for?
What gives my life meaning?
How do I care for myself?
How do I connect with others?
What am I teaching without saying a word?
What legacy am I creating through the lives I touch?
JUST HAPPINESS.
Happiness, to us, is not a lesson. It is not a reward. It is not something we tell children to feel.
It is a culture we create.
A culture where people feel known. Where people are nourished. Where people belong. Where people have purpose. Where people are encouraged to become more fully themselves. Where children see adults living the values we ask them to live.
Requalifying the teacher.
Reimagining the school.
Shaping the culture.
Education · Psychology · Nutrition
Just Happiness.
Barangaroo, Australia
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