Led by Karen Kirkpatrick, a Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner with over 16 years of experience working with children as a Class Teacher and Senior Leader in Inner London Primary Schools, Heartfelt Teaching is specialised in supporting schools and their staff to develop emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills.
Recent Projects
Wellbeing Initiatives through Creative and Sports Therapy
Acorn Wellbeing Outreach specialises in providing support to children and young people through a variety of ways including sports and arts therapy, counselling and outreach work.
Unlocking Learning Potential in Children
All children are unique. They learn, think and develop in different ways and at varying pace. Unfortunately, teachers cannot always respond to these individual differences, especially in large classrooms, leaving many children with anxiety and feelings of shame and low self esteem.
Widening Access to Higher Education
The Lars Windhorst Foundation is collaborating with UniAdmissions Foundation to provide university admissions support to help disadvantaged students get into highly competitive universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.
Supporting African Maths Initiatives (SAMI)
There are huge divides in terms of access and quality of education across Africa. Mathematics in particular proves problematic, falling far short of global standards.
COVID-19 Crisis Relief Response
During this time of national upheaval and crisis, the Lars Windhorst Foundation is acutely aware of the disruption that will be caused to young people’s lives and education which is why it is offering essential support to schools, staff and families.
The Coding Sphere – Coding Enrichment Programme
There is a lack of diversity in the computer science and information technology sectors of the economy, especially among women and underrepresented minorities.
The Art Sphere – Art Enrichment Programme
Government funding cuts in the UK mean that schools are increasingly under pressure to reduce their arts provisions.
Partnership with the Milken Institute – Social Mobility Initiative
The Lars Windhorst Foundation hosted a dinner in partnership with the Milken Institute inviting high profile individuals from all echelons of society ranging from education to business to government to discuss the challenges of social mobility.
Diversity United Programme in Support of Art & Culture
Diversity United is a travelling exhibition displaying approximately 200 works of contemporary art by 81 European artists from 35 countries.
Lars Windhorst Foundation and The Access Project
The Lars Windhorst Foundation is collaborating with The Access Project to deliver an intensive maths summer catch up programme to pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds through online tutoring sessions with highly experienced maths tutors.