What is Rise And Smile

My name is Nicola and I am the founder of Rise and Smile.

I have worked with children of primary and secondary school age in mainstream schools, pupil referral units and as part of an out reach behaviour support scheme, in total spanning over 15 years.

 

This extensive experience has given me the expertise to create a program, which can be tailored to your child’s needs, either in one of our club settings or to promote wellbeing within your school.

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Since the start of the pandemic, the likelihood of young people having mental health disorders has increased by 50%.

An astonishing 1 in 6 of our children now suffer with mental health issues and as devastating as this sounds it is highly likely to continue to rise.

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At rise and smile our aim is to make a difference, and by using our specialist holistic approach, we can help the children to help themselves by providing a calming and safe atmosphere, where they will be given permission to stop, think and relax.

With our help they can develop these fundamental key life skills, which all children should have the opportunity to learn, as they grow into adults.

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By giving them this knowledge to strive for independent learning, they will know that it is important to always be kind to themselves and can do this by taking some time to practice.

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At rise and smile, we are completely dedicated to promoting children's wellbeing through a holistic approach using mindfulness, meditation and yoga.

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