Guiding the Future: Empowering Children Through Mindfulness, Peace, and Nature

Speaker, Educator, Consultant, Advocate

Hello my name is Vanessa Valencia. I hold a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Early Childhood Education and Montessori. Guiding children is one of my passions. Children are joyous little beings with so many gifts to share. Over the past 15 years I have worked with a variety of children with different learning styles and abilities. I believe in the importance of developing a love of learning and providing the tools for children to find their gifts. I enjoy guiding the children towards their success along with providing a nurturing atmosphere where children can learn and grow to cultivate mindfulness, effective communication, learn to care for Mother Nature and become a positive force in their life and a positive contribution to our society.

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My Services

    • Peace Building Skills for early childhood (PK-1)

    • Peace Building Skills for lower elementary (1-3)

    • NATURE OF THE HEART - Children's Mindfulness Playshop

    • NATURE OF THE HEART SERIES - Children's Mindfulness Group Series

  • PRIVATE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING (Currently through Zoom)

    • Language & Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Practical Life/Self-help skills.

    • Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

    • Executive Function Skills

    • Arts

    • Nature

    • Montessori consultation

    • The sensitive gifted child - Caregiver consultation & Children's connections sessions 

    • Montessori consultation

    • The sensitive gifted child - Caregiver consultation & Children's connections sessions 

    • Holistic early childhood development

    • Social emotional learning session

    • Nature-based solutions for early childhood

    • Montessori heart in the home

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“The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field, in which seeds may be sown to grow under the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim therefore, is not merely to make the child understand and memorize facts but to touch his imagination and to interest the child to his innermost core. We do not want complacent pupils, but eager ones: we seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help the child grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physically.”

— Maria Montessori

TESTIMONIALS

“During my relationship with Vanessa, I have known her to be loving, caring, and innovative in her approach to teaching not just reading, writing and math but the whole child. She is respectful and responsible. Most importantly, my daughter adored her. Vanessa truly took a child with a severe learning disability who was two grade levels behind in third grade to a child who’s thriving in fifth grade in a general education classroom with no special education support. I highly recommend Vanessa Valencia.”

- A. Y.

“For the past two years, Vanessa has been supporting my son, Matthew, with his education. As a mother, I suspected that Matthew might have a learning disability. When Matthew left his previous school, his self-esteem was very low, and he had lost a lot of confidence in himself.

Vanessa worked with Matthew through different lessons and activities to help him build his confidence, strengthen his self-esteem, and develop a love of learning. She recognized that Matthew had difficulty starting, continuing, and completing tasks, and she supported him with math and different reading strategies to help him overcome these challenges.

Vanessa also guided me as a mother and provided me with strategies and suggestions to better support Matthew at home and help him continue to make progress.

I have seen a big change in Matthew. His self-esteem has improved, he has become more confident, and he is much more independent. He is now able to do many things on his own that he once needed help with. As his mother, it makes me very happy and proud to see how much he has grown.

I am very grateful to Vanessa for everything she has done for my son. She is professional, dedicated, patient, and caring, and she is truly committed to helping Matthew learn and grow. Her support has made a meaningful difference in his life and has helped him become more confident, capable, and independent.

I am truly thankful for all the time, patience, and effort Vanessa has invested in helping my son. Her support has been incredibly valuable to Matthew and to our family.”

- Doriela Hernandez

"We are so grateful for Vanessa. She helped our son keep up with grade level reading and math while making learning fun and engaging. What truly sets her apart is the time she took to connect with him, incorporating his interests into lessons and building his confidence along the way.

Anyone can teach a lesson, but it's rare to find someone who goes above and beyond to inspire a child to enjoy learning. Her patience, flexibility, and aloha spirit made all the difference. Mahalo Vanessa for helping our son grow both academically and confidently. We highly recommend her!"

- Zaesha Gonsalves