Based in Flanders, Belgium, my work focuses on coaching children (babies to 14 year olds), parents and educators experiencing cultural misunderstandings and misinformation that contribute to hostile behaviours towards African people in school and daycare.
cultural sensitivity workshops | racial awareness education | emotional wellbeing for teachers & parents | team building for childcare organisations
Are you observing noticeable discrepancies in your educators teaching practices directly or indirectly harming sensitive or reactive children of African descent? Or children who are acting out at home or at school?
Decolonising Education for Educators & Parents:
Together, we can work to uncover and develop creative solutions that:
foster clear communication and cooperation,
cultivate an inclusive culture, and
enhance inner-leadership development.
WHAT WE OFFER
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Develop personal empowerment tools, greater self-awareness and authentic leadership, emotional and spiritual intelligence skills.
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Public Introductory Events or Company In-House workshops and programmes themed around trauma-sensitive interactions.
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Support to companies, team or individuals to create decolonising education strategy and move together in a desired direction to meet agreed objectives.
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Get-aways designed to regroup, renew and gain a new perspective.
UNRAVELLING RACISM IN EUROPE
Non-native European educators and students in European educational institutes, often feel disconnected from a colonially-skewed-Euro-centric curriculum . The UN’s 2023 meeting (recording at the bottom of the link) concerning disaggregated data to advance the human rights of people of African descent reveals how this type of disconnection and alienation can impact the individual student or educator and the community in terms of overall wellbeing as well as leadership prospects. The European Commission’s 2024 (link to report in article) Factsheet on racism and discrimination against Black persons highlights that discrimination against people of African descent, in particular, is still prevalent across European institutions, which finds its roots in colonial ideology.
Decolonising the classroom
Hyacinth has over 30 years of experience in racial healing across African, Caribbean,, Asian and European communities. As a coach, teacher, and speaker, she conducts keynotes, workshops, and retreats. She believes that practices of being well and incremental leadership are essential in education and at home, if we are to engender peaceful environments within ourselves and the environments we find ourselves in. Her work aims to transform the educational sector, which often progresses slowly, by focusing on the wellbeing and leadership development of the most marginalised in the education sector and job markets across Europe.