Our history
We are a non-profit organization that is collectively building the schools of the future! Our mission is to reimagine education by bringing emotional education to educators, childhood-related agents, and families, so that children and communities can grow up healthy and powerful.
Why does emotion education matter?
Emotion education transforms the way children grow, learn, and relate to themselves and to others.
Without it, school and family can become battlegrounds.
With it: they become spaces for healing, listening, cooperation, and true learning.
Caring for the emotional health of those who teach and those who learn is the only way to a light, affectionate, and powerful daily life.
And that is something that can be learned.
Reasons why emotional education is so important
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Emotional intelligence is an essential life skill
Studies show that children with developed socio-emotional skills have twice the chance of having a healthy, happy, and productive adult life—both inside and outside of school.
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Teacher training ignores emotional education
Teacher training ignores the most fundamental skills for the 21st century: mediating conflicts, building healthy bonds, and embracing behavior as a child's language.
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Healthy emotions are the main pillar of learning
Anxiety and fear block learning. When a child feels safe and knows how to deal with emotions, their brain learns more. Emotional education is the foundation of knowledge
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Mental disorders have become a public health issue
The growing number of children with anxiety and aggression overwhelms schools and educators. Emotional crises and learning difficulties have become routine and are affecting the market.
Reimagining Education with Emotion, Science and Purpose
Reimagining education is key to creating a system that is truly capable of preparing future adults for a world that values adaptability, social awareness and lifelong learning, not just the ability to pass exams. Education should be a journey of self-discovery, not a production line of standardized content.
Our founder
Hello! I am Paloma Heringer, the creator and founder of Kuará. I have a Master's degree in Education, Politics and International Development from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and I'm a researcher in the field of democratic education, emotional education, active learning methodologies, and disruptive learning.
I am Noah's mother, with whom I continue to learn every day. I am a friend of the Science for Education Network and a member of the Living and Conscious Education Network, which works in South America reinventing schools. I am also part of the Chevening network of changemakers and global leaders and was a facilitator of the Escolas em Transição (Eco Habitare) training project in RJ, led by the Portuguese educator José Pacheco.
