Our Story
The Kindness Curriculum was founded by sisters Laura and Kate Boniface through a shared passion for children’s emotional wellbeing and many years of teaching and working in education. Together, they saw the growing need for early mental health support in schools and became frustrated that many interventions only arrived once children were already struggling.
Drawing on their backgrounds in primary teaching, mindfulness, speech and language therapy and kids yoga, Laura and Kate founded a child-led mindfulness curriculum, Kind Minds. Their work is also deeply personal. Following family bereavement during their teenage years, they experienced the importance of children’s mental health first-hand. It is this that motivates them to provide children with the space to develop language for their feelings; whilst having access to the support they need to feel happy from within.
Our Values
A child's success should be defined by who they are, not what they do.
We believe in a child-led curriculum and shared language.
We use a preventative, not responsive, approach.
Teaching children to be kind to themselves is the first and most important step in being kind to others.
Children can embody kindness in the way they think, the way they act and the way they express themselves.
Mission & Vision
Mission Statement
Teaching children to be kind to themselves is the first and most important step in being kind to others.
Vision
To raise a generation of children who are not afraid to feel.
Our Impact
100%
Teachers report calmer classrooms
95%
Children report to know mindfulness tools to look after their mental wellbeing
96%
Teachers feel confident teaching children about their wellbeing using Kind Minds
Why mindfulness in early education matters
The research demonstrates that mindfulness and social-emotional learning builds the foundations for emotional self-regulation, stronger peer relationships and improved attention — all of which support better learning. Early preventative practice of mindfulness, right from the early years, reduces behavioural challenges and supports inclusive, calm classrooms where all children can flourish.
Our Values Explained
A child's success should be defined by who they are, not what they do
We work collaboratively with schools to nurture the types of skills and abilities that cannot be measured by numbers and test scores, such as emotional-regulation, kindness and compassion, self-esteem and creativity. In order to reframe success and misguided notions of achievement, these ‘life skills’ must be explicitly taught and recognised as equally important.
A child-led curriculum and shared language
We follow the child’s lead and encourage children to take ownership of their wellbeing. The language of our curriculum is centred upon listening and responding to the child’s needs to empower the child, develop positive relationships and allow their voices to be heard.
Early intervention through a preventative strategy, not a responsive one.
We believe in equipping children early on with a ‘kindness toolbox’ that they can take with them into adulthood. Extending kindness and compassion in the early years is more proactive than the responsive approach required when behavioural problems emerge.
Teaching children to be kind to themselves is the first and most important step in being kind to others.
We aim to provide children with opportunities and spaces to explore ways to be kind to themselves, developing their own individual sense of wellbeing. Only by filling their own cup with kindness can they let it overflow to the world around them.
Children can embody kindness in the way they think, the way they act and the way they express themselves.
Our programmes aim to facilitate a child’s decision making process so that it is a thoughtful and compassionate exercise, motivated by warm and empathetic feelings for another person. If children can embody kindness in the way they think, kind actions will follow. These kind actions can be expressed in a multitude of ways.
Meet the team
Laura Boniface
Company Director • Primary Teacher • Speech & Language Therapist • Schools Mindfulness Trainer
Kate Boniface
Company Co-Founder • Primary Teacher • Children's Yoga Teacher • Schools Mindfulness Trainer
Our Accreditation
Bring The Kindness Curriculum To Your School
Request a free telephone conversation or find out about our school programmes, including our online curriculum, Kind Minds.
