Conscious Leadership Foundation
Catalyzing the Tipping Point of the Next Generation of Global Leaders
in Elevating Humanity's Consciousness
As a social enterprise, 100% of our company profits fund the Conscious Leadership Foundation through our fiscal sponsor Kitsap Community Foundation, helping local school teachers be trained to help K-5 kids in areas such as mindfulness, emotional management, focus, stress relief, leadership through the proven Brain Power Wellness curriculum that has trained over 500 schools, 25K teachers, and 500K students.
Vision
Our next generation of kids master energy management, emotional resilience, and mindfulness as an integral part of all school curriculum. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of Quality Education to “ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning” has exceeded all measures as we create a new era of humanity with 70 million global earth citizens leading the way.
How It Began
The foundation kicked up by hosting a Conscious Business Summit in Poulsbo, WA on Nov 2019, fundraising $3,300 at the event to jumpstart the fund followed by a series of mini fundraisers online and in partnership with local businesses. Madrona Waldorf school was the first recipient school to be gifted training for the second graders when the pandemic hit halfway through the program.
Since then, we have partnered with like minded organizations to find scholarship recipients for educators and teachers to take the training to bring to their classroom and students. We currently have granted 3 scholarships to teachers and our goal is to grant 10 per year. We already have enough funds to do this, the challenge is in getting the word out and finding the recipients.
Where does the money go?
100% of your donation goes straight towards funding educators to get trained in the Brain Power Wellness curriculum for themselves and their kids.
How can I support?
Believe it or not, funding isn’t our main challenge–it’s finding conscious teachers and educators willing to take the course. Especially since the pandemic, many are already exhausted from their day to take time out to take the trainings that are currently online.
If you or someone you know is a teacher, educator, homeschool co-op parent, or anyone that wants to bring mindfulness and emotional resilience to their students, please contact rebecca@brainpowerwellness.com.
Brain Power Wellness Educator Training
If you’re interested in applying, please contact Rebecca Wheaton at rebecca@brainpowerwellness.com
Meet The Founder
Anna Sun Choi, Founder
Anna purpose is to catalyze the next generation of global leaders to cause a tipping point in elevating humanity’s consciousness.
When her son was 6 years old, he came home upset about a recess incident. A gang of kindergarteners shouted profanity for no reason at their first grade group that escalated to an all out fist fight. With tears and bloody noses, the school monitors had them say sorry and the parents were never informed. After finding out about chairs being thrown at the teacher, the art class cut out completely for a K-5 school, and repeated attempts to make it better as a chaperone, art docent, and PTA member–the last straw was at bed time, when Eli began shooting at her with a gun–not typical behavior.
After moving him to a private school, Anna vowed with her husband to do more for the school than just continue paying tax dollars towards the school district–but make a deeper impact to get to the root of the challenge.
A Solution
Anna discovered a curriculum that was used in El Salvador the hardest hit schools full of ongoing, never ending violence and trauma. Their curriculum worked so well spreading to schools countrywide, that the founder of the Curriculum was awarded the Presidential Award by the President of El Salvador. Knowing her initial public school had 25 % of the school with ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) children, she wanted to bring this proven tested approach to teachers.
Today, she brings together existing organizations who share the same vision and mission together where 100% of donations pass through to granting teachers scholarships for brain power wellness training for themselves and to their students.
If you’re interested in applying, please contact Rebecca Wheaton at rebecca@brainpowerwellness.com
Partners
Rebecca Wheaton, Brain Power Wellness
Field Coordinator
Rebecca Wheaton has been with the Brain Power Wellness the team since 2018. She has a comprehensive foundation in mind-body wellness which first began in 2005 when she worked in South Korea as a Brain Power English Instructor. In addition, Rebecca has also worked as a counselor for at-risk youth and leadership development internationally for the past 15 years, and for specifically 7 years in Nicaragua. She has gone to great lengths to pioneer Brain Power Wellness in Nicaragua during the last few years of her time living there.
Currently, she continues to support the on-going leadership training of both teachers and students through our summer Advanced Leadership training program, where this past summer we had 4 students and 1 teacher from Nicaragua attend. Like a true Earth Citizen, her heart has no bounds, and we’re very grateful to have her on our team.
Shaine Schramling, Kitsap Community Foundation
Funds & Grants Officer
Shaine joined Kitsap Community Foundation in 2013 and brings more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit accounting, project management, and grant management. She holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Seattle University and worked for a grassroots nonprofit for over 15 years. She oversees the Foundation’s day-to-day bookkeeping, manages the Foundation’s various Grants & Scholarship programs, and co-leads the Kitsap Great Give. She also manages fund reporting for more than 100 Foundation funds and oversees the Foundation’s annual audit. She feels strongly that her role at the Foundation will help nonprofits, which play a vital role in improving our entire community.
Alyson Rotter, Kitsap Strong
Graduate Strong Network Manager
Alyson Rotter (pronounced r-oh-t-er) currently works as the Network Manager for Graduate Strong Network (formerly Kitsap & Mason) within Kitsap Strong. Her education background includes an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a graduate degree in Public Affairs from Washington State University. She has worked in the field of education for over 18 years in various capacities within higher education, college access, outreach and training, program management, expanded learning and behavioral health.
She strongly believes all students can and will be successful when they have the right opportunities, resources, and support systems. Ensuring equity in education is not only a professional passion, but a personal mission as well. Alyson currently serves a School Board Director in the community she resides and is involved in several other community volunteer efforts related to education. She enjoys spending time outdoors and attending sporting events with her husband Chris, and two children, Brennan and Macelyn.
Here From the Scholarship Recipients
100% of Your Donations Funds Full Tuition Scholarships for Educators, Teachers, Coaches, and Trainers
Next Steps
We already have plenty of funds for educator scholarships.
Our greatest area of need?
Finding educators and teachers willing to receive training of an online professional development course in their free time. Please spread the word, nominate a teacher or educator, or directly apply for a scholarship!
Spread the Word
Share this page and about this scholarship fund with an educator who cares about and prioritizes mindfulness, self care, emotional resilience, trauma informed responses, and leadership.
Nominate Them
Know of an Educator or Teacher you’d like to nominate receive a full ride scholarship? Send them this website page to learn more and apply.
For questions contact Rebecca@brainpowerwellness.com
Apply for a Scholarship
You can self nominate yourself as an educator. Simply click here to apply for an upcoming course.
