Eline Snel, founder of the Frog Foundation, asked us a few weeks ago to help their team build on their urgent dream of reaching all children, future generations, with a mindfulness method they developed specifically.
On February 21, 2022, we joined the Frog Foundation team for a creative exploration of the future at our Service Station in Hilversum. During an evening, we engaged with each other from the power of insight, the power of inspiration and the power of imagination and challenged each other to dream and explore the Frog Foundation's dot on the horizon.
The Frog Foundation is a foundation established last year by Eline Snel. Eline has developed a mindfulness method for children and is also founder of the international Academy for Mindful Teaching (AMT). The academy offers training to parents and professionals to offer children, through the mindfulness method, tools for "the waves of life. The Frog Foundation, in addition to the academy, gives children in distressed situations access to help through the mindfulness method.
The dream of reaching and helping all children, future generations, is grand and beautiful. Enthusiasm and energy abound among the Frog Foundation team. Therefore, the evening was mainly devoted to determining a clear direction, daring to make choices and making concrete plans. In order to arrive at new insights, possibilities and topics of discussion, during dinner we looked at the future through the glasses of the Futurise® model and then used a number of tools from our well-known 'creative leap' interacted with each other.
In connection, joining forces to build together a new generation of frog champions. An inspiring and urgent dream, which a number of Fresh Forward strategists volunteered their thoughts on, to give direction and take steps into the future.
Scientific research has shown that mindfulness has a profound effect on the child brain. Especially on those parts of the brain that become active in stress, emotions, aggression and executive functions. Children learn through the method to deal differently with stressful situations, can empathize better with others and make different choices in conflict situations. Children are aware and experience calm instead of impulse or drift.
