AUDIENCE: Educators
TIME: Keynote with the option to expand into a workshop
DEIVERY MODE: Onsite or virtually via zoom
KEY FOCUS: Wellbeing, resilience, personal leadership, meaning, relationships, positive emotions, accomplishment, growth mindset.
OVERVIEW
When students thrive, schools flourish. Yet today’s educators face mounting challenges – from mental health pressures to disengagement and competing demands. Teaching Students to Thrive equips them with strategies and renewed inspiration to unlock every student’s true potential.
This high-impact keynote blends Daniel’s signature Get the Monkeys Off Your Back® framework with compelling storytelling, humour, and evidence-based strategies, empowering educators to:
- Identify and remove the “5 monkeys” that limit student potential
- Build strong connections and inspire trust and engagement
- Apply practical tools to boost student focus, motivation and performance.
- Cultivate learning environments that foster wellbeing and long-term growth.
FOR SCHOOLS
Teaching Students to Thrive can either be delivered as:
- A stand-alone EMPOWER HOUR (for wellbeing days, staff PD sessions, teacher appreciation days, staff conferences)
- A dynamic and fun WORKSHOP (for professional development days or staff retreats)
FOR CONFERENCE ORGANISERS
Teaching Students to Thrive is an ideal keynote for:
- Education Conferences
- Wellbeing Events
- Educator Development Days
- Association Conferences
- School Leadership Events













































































































































































































































































































