isabelle's story

Isabelle is a globally experienced educator, with a decade of experience across five different countries. She is a certified Montessori practitioner, holds a BA Hons in Primary Education and Wellbeing Practitioner with a strong passion for education, personal growth and storytelling.

She believes that narrative plays an essential role in education, offering a universal way of sharing ideas and maintaining culture. She drew inspiration from her experiences and found herself inspired by the humble mushroom, the symbol of internal growth. She created a group of cute and relatable characters dubbing them, ‘Mindful Mushkins’. Each little Mushkin represents a quality that was essential for building an effective and harmonious learning environments, such as kindness, curiosity, resilience and respect.

Isabelle has now dedicated her life to spreading the message of Mindful Mushkins helping transform the world of education into a kinder and more collaborative place.

Who knew that mushrooms could be such powerful tools for change?

Keep calm and Mushkin on!

OUR MISSION

To enable children to inspire and empower one another.

OUR VISION

Supporting the community to thrive in a fast paced world, holistically developing the skills, attributes and strategies for aiding a growth mindset and lifelong wellbeing.

THE MUSHKINS

  • FIZZBALL

    Promotes Grit

    Fizzball is easily overwhelmed but will always take small steps to achieve great things. She follows her heart and continually tries her best, even when times get tough.

  • SPIRIT

    Promotes Curiosity

    Spirit is a patience and courageous character. Her playfulness and unconventional character enjoys exploring new ideas, activities and experiences.

  • RAE

    Promotes Mindfulness

    Rae is a true ray of sunshine. Her ultimate goal is to live in the present and always be mindful. She is known for being friendly, thoughtful and having the ability to control her emotions.

  • ELDER

    Promotes Collaboration

    Elder is the elder Mushkin, he has dedicated his life’s work to community. He is a lifelong advocate of uniting others and he has always had a desire to explore, innovate and enlighten.

  • JINGLE

    Promotes Creativity

    Jingle is a creative introvert who thrives when creating and playing music. They help others reflect and teach self-awareness through artistic avenues.

  • RIG

    Promotes Growth Mindset

    The one who lets go, Rig likes to learn from his mistakes and embrace his fears. He believes that if he puts effort into anything, he can achieve it, regardless of his talent.

  • PUD

    Promotes Gratitude

    Pud is the best host in the forest. He utilises food to unite and strengthen community bonds. He celebrates cultural traditions, rituals and attitudes that allow us to feel grateful for everything we have. 

our approach

With a nurturing and loving approach, we aim to embed mindfulness and resilience for everyday living. Our explorative story-telling approach teaches wellbeing and resilience strategies and mindset to thrive for the challenges of today.

Mindful Mushkins have created seven mushroom characters, each with their own personality and their own individual goals, just like us. Our Mushkin characters symbolises internal growth and we aim to encourage laughter, love and holistic development for lifelong learning and wellbeing.