My Magnificent Mind – Social Emotional Empowerment for Children & Parents

Interested in empowering your child’s magnificent mind at home and at school?

My Magnificent Mind was founded by Vista Kushesh out of frustration towards the education system for its lack of social and emotional support for students, despite it being a proven precursor to academic and lifelong success. Drawing from her experience as a parenting specialist, child advocate, international speaker, mother of three, and educational psychologist, Vista approaches her work with a wealth of knowledge and dedication. Vista is also a proud contributor to PTA advocacy groups advocating for change within the school system and attends conferences annually to personally address education officials at the state capitol. She is passionate about challenging the nation’s educational standards and status quo in order to bring social emotional learning into the classrooms of today’s children to prepare them for tomorrow’s world.

Vista specializes in providing fun and engaging workshops for the busiest of parents and teachers and is most passionate about providing skills and tools that are actually practical and actionable in fostering emotionally intelligent communities and in helping empower magnificent minds. Vista has worked in education for almost two decades and has been blessed with seeing the good, the bad and the ugly – giving her exactly what is necessary to confidently provide students, families and schools with a unique system of evidence based interventions and supports that work to the benefit of the whole child.

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Our Products

MY MAGNIFICENT MIND'S VACATION STATION

Evidence based – Psychologist developed – Teacher approved

Designed as a stigma-free coping skills toolkit for every classroom, students are presented with a safe & calm space to access in times of need as well as for continuous practice of emotional regulation. It includes a student video to introduce the kit and a teacher video to ensure seamless implementation. Effectively enhance students’ resilience and reduce disruptive behaviors in your classrooms.

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT - ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

Monthly subscription for social & emotional empowerment activities to support you in raising caring, confident and resilient children. Interactive activities, guided exercises, & expert advice straight to your inbox! The Family Empowerment Subscription allows parents to feel confident while implementing arguably the most important skills in their child’s lives.

Flexible pricing options – monthly or annually.

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY! 20% returned to PTA for all annual subscriptions.

Our Programs

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS CONSULTANT FOR YOUR SCHOOL & PTA

Prioritization of Social Emotional Wellness is a proven precursor to academic and lifelong success. Let’s face it though, funding is low and emotional wellness is not at the top of a school’s list – not to mention teachers’ plates are so full so they really can’t take on more anyway. So as parents, are we to just sit back and wait for our children to magically develop emotional intelligence? Self-regulation skills? Problem solving skills? A growth mindset? Buffer themselves from the very fast rising rates of childhood anxiety and depression? PTA can bridge the gap – and I can walk you through every step with meaningful, low cost interventions that changes your whole school’s culture!

Change Makers Club

High school students often hesitate to seek counseling or self-help resources, leaving them vulnerable and unprepared for life’s challenges. The Change Makers Club offers a transformative solution by training students in emotional intelligence to equip them to mentor elementary and middle school students in an after-school program. What they may not realize is how profoundly this experience will impact their own mental health. Through life-changing training, high schoolers gain confidence as role models while supporting their younger peers. Many are drawn to the program for the volunteer hours or the boost to their college applications, but the true reward is the personal growth and resilience they build along the way. It’s a powerful win-win for both the high schoolers and the younger students they mentor. My Magnificent Mind provides an evidence-based curriculum and training for the high school students, while working with the feeder schools to team them up with eager peers.

School-wide Peer Mentoring Program

A student-led curriculum that aligns with common core standards to be implemented during students’ advisory period (middle school) or during weekly whole school announcements (elementary school). Students are best influenced by their peers; so we are leaning into leveraging the positive influence of peer mentoring to enhance emotional intelligence and supporting them with tools to feel empowered to take on real-life challenges together! Upper grades will be paired with lower grade peers where they provide mentoring via engaging and easy to implement social-emotional activities. The time is now to support our children and provide them with the sense of belonging that research consistently demonstrates has a profound impact on students’ lifelong success and wellbeing.

Recognition

Any site-based leader who values the successful development of the whole-child should consider supporting a program such as this. This program will provide practical, developmentally appropriate social-emotional resources for a busy teacher to easily implement in the classroom environment.

This is exactly what our students today need - connection and belonging is so incredibly vital. I love pairing up older students with younger students - they have a greater impact on each other than we ever could as the adults. Every school needs something like this to shift the school culture where everyone feels emotionally safe and welcomed, with the added bonus of no additional burden on our teachers. Thank you for creating a program that advocates for all of our children as well as our school staff!

I truly LOVE this! It’s such a great way to build capacity in our kids, create leaders in themselves, support our little ones, and in a peer mentor model is what makes it so ideal!

Magnificent Mind provides an innovative approach to Social-Emotional Learning. It not only helps students develop a growth mindset but also leverages peer mentorship to boost confidence and foster a positive school culture. This, in turn, often leads to improved academic performance and reduced bullying. As a comprehensive SEL program, Magnificent Mind minimizes the planning and preparation time for teachers by providing a student-led curriculum that empowers learners.

You never cease to amaze me. I think this is a great idea & exactly what our students need and deserve!

Our Workshops

Presented by Vista Kushesh, My Magnificent Mind founder, international speaker, parenting specialist, child advocate, mother of three, and educational psychologist challenging educational standards and the status quo.

PARENT WORKSHOPS

Fun and engaging workshops for the busiest of parents, providing skills and tools that are actually practical and actionable in fostering emotionally intelligent communities – helping YOU empower your child’s magnificent mind!

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY! Different plans available to meet the needs of your PTA

TEACHER WORKSHOPS

Professional development workshops to equip teachers with evidence based strategies to support the social and emotional wellbeing of their students while also helping bring joy and ease back into their ever-demanding roles.

Benenfits of our courses

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Testimonials

Prior to Vista’s presentation, I spent a lot of time fretting over what a terrible mother I am. I would get in screaming fights with my five year old daughter and I knew the way we were interacting wasn’t working for either of us, but had no idea what to do. I’m also totally uninterested in spending time I don’t have reading parenting books to find the “right” solution for us. Luckily, attending Vista’s series of workshops gave me easy to execute, daily tools and tasks to help improve my relationship with my tiny human. She also gave a modified presentation to my daughter’s class, so we both had the same set of words and activities to use together. It has created for us a “coping common ground” for our interactions. It honestly transformed our relationship immediately! I try to think about Vista’s recommendations every day and even have weekly calendar reminders to review the notes I took during her presentation so I can make a habit out of it. My daughter and I are both better at recognizing what we need for ourselves and from each other thanks to Vista’s insights and instructions!

Katie M (USA)mother of one very precocious, and independent, five (“and a half!”) year old

Parenting often feels like a war zone in our family and it’s difficult to know what is the right thing to do when there’s a plethora of conflicting information to navigate through online. Vista's workshop breaks it down into basic, bite size morsels that any parent can implement with minimal effort. There were so many “ah ha!!!” moments - and the logic behind each parenting tip was so simple and held the well being of both the child and the parents in consideration. The results were also immediate. Just two days of minor adjustments led to greater peace and more connection in our household. Being a mother of three herself, Vista's anecdotes and lived experiences give her an added strength in her field. Her focus on the basic human virtues of empathy, compassion, and self reflection create a strong and consistent ethos for guiding parental behaviour.

Zeenobiyah M (New Zealand)mother of two wildly different girls aged 9 & almost 8

My goodness, I felt so blessed and lucky to have been part of Vista's workshop. Her suggestions and tips were quite easy and practical that she had me thinking, "Why have I not always been doing this with my kids? We'd all have had a lot more ease in our daily lives and routines!" Parenting is hard as hell and hearing other parents share their struggles and triumphs at her workshop made me feel seen and less alone. Vista’s approach to educating parents on how to connect with their children was engaging, entertaining and research-backed. And she has a knack for bringing together moms and dads who want to be better at parenting. I want to thank Vista for sharing her talents and wisdom in our workshop! Our relationships and interactions are so much more enriching and fuller! 💜💜💜

Chinyere (Greece)mother of 2