Cultural Wellbeing Architect & Educator
Helping multilingual childcare students, educators and care teams feel more confident, more reflective and less alone in the work of care.
Learning Spaces for Care, Courage & Belonging
Where Care Meets Courage
I’m Hyacinth Jones, and I support childcare students, educators, trainers and learning communities in Flanders to work more confidently with the real-life questions that show up wherever care, education and human development meet:
communication and confidence;
emotional safety and meaningful relationships;
cultural difference, race and language;
repair after tension or harm;
belonging in daily routines, not just in policy language.
I help people turn good intentions into daily habits through student mentoring, team training, and creative learning spaces — in placements, classrooms, team meetings, community settings, and in relationships with children, young people, and families.
Whether you are a student finding your voice, an educator supporting diverse learners, or a team wanting practice to match your values, this work begins where you are.
Start where you are
Students, teams & real-life care settings
Whether you are studying childcare, supporting students, or leading a team, this work begins with the small moments that shape belonging: who is heard, who is corrected, who is believed, who feels safe, and who has to work harder to fit in.
Students
For multilingual and migrant-background childcare students navigating training, placement, language, identity and confidence.
Teams & tutors
For childcare teams, schools and trainers who want more emotionally safe, reflective and anti-racist practice.
Collaborators
For organisations looking for workshops, mentoring, online programmes or tailored learning spaces.
What I offer
Practical support, reflective depth
Support can be practical, compassionate, and thoughtfully tailored to meet each person’s unique needs and circumstances:
Online programmes for students or teams;
Student mentoring and reflective study support;
Team coaching around belonging, communication and repair;
Workshops or keynote sessions with clear follow-up options;
Creative learning using drama, dialogue and embodied reflection;
How I work
Clear, Warm & Restorative
I combine knowledge, reflection and practical exercises so that insight can become behaviour, language and routine.
Attuned
Staying present in difficult situations without hardening or avoiding them.
Anti-racist & decolonial
Recognising impact, noticing patterns, taking responsibility and making repair possible.
Restorative
Finding clear steps after tension or harm — with children, parents, students and colleagues.
Protective
No tokenism, no forced disclosure, no debate-club dynamics.
Creative
Using drama, storytelling and reflective exercises to help learning land in the body, not only the mind.
Why this work matters
Small moments, lasting impact
In childcare and education, small moments carry big meaning. A child notices who is comforted. A student notices whose voice is corrected. A parent notices whether their name, language, food, skin, hair or family story is treated with respect.
My work helps people slow down, speak more honestly and practice new ways of relating — without shame, performance or overwhelm.
Current Collaborations
Rooted in practice, shaped by community
This work is already taking shape across Belgium. A few collaborations that ground my practice:
Sankaa Vzw – Brussel, Antwerpen, Gent
Arteveld Hogeschool - Gent
De Toverhazelaar, kinderopvang / Sahaja Yoga - Riveren land
Avansa Oost-Brabant - Leuven
KTA Wemmel / Daglio Youth Camp - Brussels / Alessandria, Italy
Let’s start with a conversation
Name what is present, explore what is possible
If you are noticing tension around belonging, communication, confidence, race, culture, language or emotional safety in your learning or care setting, we can begin simply: by naming what is present and exploring what kind of support would be useful.