Maggie has presented inspiring workshops and papers at many state and national conferences. She also runs programs in schools, communities, and independently.

Following is a sample of the range of Professional Development courses available. These can be tailored to suit your needs, phone or email us for further information.

Seminars For Early Years

Dare to be Exceptional: for Early Years Professionals
This keynote or seminar challenges the mediocrity of meeting minimum standards and shaping people to be able to do a job rather than a person who can change the world. This inspires big thinking in a simplistic and practical way and shows that anyone can be exceptional in their chosen career provided they follow their passion and use their natural abilities and talents. Our children deserve the best care and early year’s education possible – this seminar will have you and your team inspired to be exceptional. (Linked to the EYLF – Belong, Be and Become)

Real Kids in an Unreal World: Building Resilience and Self Esteem in Today’s Children
Children need many essential experiences to build the competencies that will help them manage life – the good, the bad and the ugly. This common sense, practical model will reassure those who work with children that what they have always known to be important in the early years of a child’s education – are still important! The 10 building blocks model that Maggie has created will resonate with anyone who works with families and help our world to raise healthier, happier more resilient children. (Linked to EYLF – all 5 Outcomes)

The Importance of Calmness, Silence and Stillness in children’s lives
Teach our children this important and inspirational life resilience skill, how to calm hyperactive children and learn the best ways to maximise the brain's capacity to learn in a safe environment. Learn the cognitive, social and emotional benefits of silence and stillness and how it will bring you immediate benefits into your centre and school. Maggie also explores building mindfulness in young children that will help with their ability to interpret and interact more positively with their world. (Linked to Outcomes 1,2 & 3)

Playful Hearts: How Play Builds the Whole Child
Maggie is a passionate play advocate and in this seminar she explores it like no-one else! You will learn the vital aspects of play that build vital brain connections at the same time as building emotional, social and spiritual competence. She will also demonstrate how imaginary play can help children to heal from loss and hurt. Play is serious business and allowing children to play in many different forms will enable the well being of both children and their carers. (Linked to EYLF – all 5 Outcomes)

Nurturing Kids Hearts and Souls 
This seminar will focus on exploring the unspoken dimension of raising healthy children– the nurturing of children’s hearts and souls. Children are struggling with the modern world and this will show you why and what can be done to help parents raise healthy happy kids. Also Maggie will explore EQ, the role of imagination, intuition, play and SQ – and how to strengthen the human spirit in your class or centre. (Linked to Outcomes 1,2 & 3)

Building Relationships with Other People’s Children
This seminar focuses on the hidden dynamics of building healthy relationships with other people’s children. It explores the art of caring communication, the role of personality, building trust, rapport and using conflict as a teachable moment. This gives many tools for managing those challenging children that sometimes make life very interesting. This can be customised to suit birth to 8,  or for adolescents 12-25.

Dad’s ONLY: Top Tips for Being a Terrific Dad
This is a seminar just for Dad’s that unplugs the important aspects of the parenting of children from birth to 25. Maggie has a unique ability to do “bloke talk” and decodes complex information in a highly practical and informative way. In her commonsense style of communication Maggie will inspire, empower and enthuse Dad’s to be terrific!

Seminars for Adolescents

Adolescence Unplugged: Supporting the Bumpy Ride to Adulthood (Parents and Community Members)
From Maggie’s extensive experience of working with adolescents for over more than thirty years she has created an innovative, dynamic seminar for families, schools and communities to build resilience and connectedness for 12-25 year olds. Adolescents need adult allies to help them navigate the tricky waters of the teenage years – the art of guiding, encouraging empowerment while strengthening self esteem and personal autonomy is one that can be learned. This seminar explores the shift in raising children to raising adolescents, and what works and what won’t. (2 hours)

Your Kitbag for Adolescence: Understanding the Bumpy Ride through to Adulthood (for Adolescents) 
The journey from child to adult is a bumpy ride for every adolescent and it's pretty confusing. Maggie is committed to helping adolescents better understand what's happening and why, so that they do not end up thinking they are the only dumb, stupid complete failure on the planet. Maggie really knows how it is for adolescents plus she's a crack up at the same time. Often after this seminar adolescents tell their parents to come and listen to what Maggie has to share! This seminar really helps young people feel better about themselves and the bumpy ride. (1.5 or 3 hours) For any number of adolescents – special package offered that includes the Kit Bag CD for every student)

Adolescence Unplugged: Engaging Today’s Adolescents in the Classroom (Teachers)
From Maggie’s extensive experience of working with adolescents for over more than thirty years she has created an innovative, dynamic seminar for teachers to show how to build resilience and connectedness for 12-25 year olds. Adolescents are digital natives and can struggle with engagement. This seminar explores the biological changes and how this influences what happens in the classroom. Maggie will give you insights into innovative ways of keeping them engaged and getting the most out of the high school years, TAFE and university years. (2 or 6 hours)

Bringing Out The Best In Adolescents : Innovative Communication and Connections That Support Optimal Growth and Development (Professionals including teachers, juvenile justice, youth workers and counsellors)
In this seminar Maggie will explore cutting edge techniques that help anyone who works with adolescents. She will explore her lighthouse model in depth and teach many powerful ways of supporting adolescents make positive changes painlessly. This will take your work to an exciting new level of competence. (2 or 6 hours)

OMG! Adolescence is so epic! 
This seminar will show how to teach today's adolescents what they need to know about what's really going on in their freaky brains and their bodies. It helps them discover they are "normal" when they feel confused, dumb, lost and stressed and how to get a grip. It will include a copy of Maggie's power point and an extensive guide to teaching this vital information in health in low

Building Relationships with Other People’s Children
This seminar focuses on the hidden dynamics of building healthy relationships with other people’s children. It explores the art of caring communication, the role of personality, building trust, rapport and using conflict as a teachable moment. This gives many tools for managing those challenging children that sometimes make life very interesting. To be an effective teacher, coach, youth worker and "lighthouse" you need to know how to connect to today's young - they often only give you one chance...make it count!

Other Seminars

Dare to be Exceptional:  As a Teacher
This keynote challenges the mediocrity of meeting minimum standards and shaping people to be able to do a job rather than a person who can change the world. This inspires big thinking in a simplistic and practical way and shows that anyone can be exceptional in their chosen career provided they follow their passion and use their natural abilities and talents. Why be a jack of all trades rather than a master of none?

The importance of calmness, Silence and Stillness in children’s lives
Today's world has become faster, busier and "hurried." Maggie explores how this impacts our children and their capacity to cope and thrive. Learn the cognitive, social and emotional benefits of silence and stillness and how it will bring you immediate benefits into your centre and school. Maggie also explores building mindfulness in young children that will help with their ability to interpret and interact more positively with their world. (Outcomes 1, 2,3 &4)

Bringing Out the Best in All Students: Really Connecting
Become an excellent presenter with the latest techniques from the field of neuro-science that enhance learning, really effective communication for all and simple ideas for bringing out the real potential in all students. This includes teaching the NLP best spelling strategy and accelerated learning techniques that really work! This is fascinating and exciting material and will really expand your understanding how we all learn.

The Emotional Curriculum in the Classroom
Why is emotional literacy so important and how do we build it in our students? Learn the three reasons for unacceptable behaviour, emotional diffusing techniques that really work and the key roles communication, imagination and laughter have in building trust. children for life. Also experience activities that build connectedness, empathy and how to reach the unreachable student.