Empower your students to thrive
with purpose in life
GOLD AWARD
for INNOVATION in TEACHING
Awarded by
In collaboration with the
European Union Infopoint
We're championing a new model of education that nurtures the whole child, empowering them to thrive with purpose in life.
What is it?
XBrain is a 6-month online coaching programme with Live Group Sessions and Q&A calls including Weekly Accountability and a FB Community of like-minded educators to help you implement Social Emotional Learning practices in your classes.
Who is it for?
This programme is for
✓ teachers
✓ directors of studies
✓ language school owners
✓ coaches
who want to implement a new approach to teaching.
How does it work?
You
✓ join the ZOOM calls
✓ watch the videos
✓ complete the action steps
✓ use the worksheets in your classes.
You can ask questions in the FB group or on the Live
Coaching calls to create an impact on your life and on your students’ life.
When does it start?
New groups start every month.
Our mission is to create a global community
of life-long learners with core values and core skills.
In a span of 6 months, we'll show you how to develop your skillset so you can support your teen students and see their personalities grow and thrive with purpose in life.
Sophia Taiganidou
School Owner, Edupreneur and Founder of Life-Lab
''Looking for words to describe Theodora’s work would diminish her impact.
The tools and effective techniques she provides you with, make up a highly customized map to follow both in life and work. She is always willing to offer her knowledge and expertise to suit the needs of her coachees. As I was privileged to be one of them, I’ve had a first-hand experience of being guided though and overcoming my limiting beliefs . She is there when you get cold feet, waiting patiently and digging up new hidden potentials to help you share your knowledge with the world. She is there to celebrate every step you make towards the success of your goals.
She has been my accountability partner even before she became my professional coach.
Life -Lab coaching sessions have been guiding the lives of hundreds of students and their parents. However, with Theodora’s professional guidance Life-Lab has extended its life-changing impact to school owners, educators and entrepreneurs all over Greece getting ready to expand to all over the world.''
To support today’s teenagers, you need:
SKILLSET
Powerful tools that will help equip your students.
GROWTH MINDSET
A strong personal and professional identity that will make the students feel safe in the discovery of their own identity.
COMMUNITY
A community of like-minded educators who are ready to support each other because they understand that this is the ONLY way they can support their students.
MODULE 01: Defining Success
In this module, the students revisit the definition of success and then create the definition that resonates with their own identity.
At the end of the module they deliver a powerful and inspirational speech that comes from the heart.
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✓ What is success?
✓ Rules for Success
✓ Set up for success
MODULE 02: Inventing the Cheerleader
Students reflect on the person in their life who is their cheerleader and then create their personal and most impactful cheerleader.
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✓ Self-motivation
✓ Be your own Cheerleader
MODULE 03: Re-Discovering our Identity
✓ Escape the victim state
✓ Gratitude
✓ Self talk
✓ Find you X-Factor
✓ Overcome Fears
✓ Be of Service
✓ The power of the NOW
✓ Mind over Matter
✓ Benefits of Failure
✓ Find your Identity
✓ Breathe from the Heart
✓ Vision
✓ Goal Setting
✓ Celebrate yourself
✓ Compassion
✓ Habits
✓ Change Looping thoughts
✓ What you want is always with you
Evi Karydi
School Owner, Global Educator and Founder of DramActivate
"Theodora has helped me in a way no testimonial can really ever cover – but I’ll do my best.
I worked with Theodora on a balance of education/business issues – from teaching methods through to delegation of authority and business growth. Her relaxed but well-organised and target-oriented style had a great impact on me as it helped me get real outcomes that I could implement right there and then. I feel that with her help I was able to break a huge barrier that held me back. It’s not just talking through issues, but ideas and routines to put in place that help – that’s what makes Theodora special.
DramActivate is now reaching over 150 educators and 2500 students in 3 different continents and it keeps growing.
The secret is that...there is no secret!
DramActivate combines 25 creative teaching methods, courses and trainings into one filtered and tested approach that helps educators and students become active and enjoy learning."
OUR
VALUES
exSELlens Founder
Theodora Bogiou
Founder of exSELlens
Theodora Bogiou is an English teacher, teacher trainer and language school owner and a Teen Coach.
She has been teaching English to students aged 3-17 years old for 25 years.
She has developed three innovative English learning programmes and her method of teaching was awarded the Gold Award for Innovation in Teaching in Education Leaders Awards 2020.
All of her programmes are now taught in the language centre of the European Union Infopoint.
She has been working as an Academic Manager in summer schools with BSC Young Learners in the UK and this year in Malta and she helps promote 21st century life skills, such as self-awareness and intercultural awareness. In 2019, she developed an educational programme in sites of archeological and cultural interest in Oxford.
She loves working with young learners, tweens and teens and helping them
achieve their fullest potential.
She is now excited to evolve her mission to support teachers and teens and help them achieve their fullest potential through the art of Teen Coaching.
Her mission is to impact as many teenagers as possible to help them
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have a clear vision
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remove any blocks and fears
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move towards achieving their true purpose in life
More than 400 teachers have attended her training seminars.
More than 40 schools have adopted her innovative language and coaching programmes.
More than 20,000 are learning English through Social Emotional Learning through her innovative language and coaching programmes.
Outcomes of the programme
for teachers and students
By the end of the program the students will be able to:
✓evaluate information in a critical way and from a totally different perspective
✓set goals and move towards achieving them with confidence and self belief
✓overcome obstacles
✓master their emotions and
✓ face their fears.
They will be able to
✓evaluate and justify their decisions
✓discover their values and prioritise them
✓ learn to design and produce new and original work
by investigating and applying critical and innovative thinking into the findings of their investigation.
Areti Vasmatzoglou
Education Specialist
"I like to think I am the hero in my life and, like all heros, I had a dark moment when I could not see the pieces of my life puzzle fitting together.
A year ago, Theodora helped me to reconnect with my innate curiosity. In the next days, weeks, months after our coaching sessions, I could see I was constantly challenging myself with questions that gave me eye-opening answers. In turn, those answers, or otherwise awareness, would leave me with a very special gift; clarity. Like I say, you can't fight an invisible enemy, but once you see it, you have power over it. The power to make a decision to leave things as they are or make a consious change, if necessary, to improve your life.
A year after, it feels like the pieces of the puzzle have started coming together. I feel happy to share that coaching with Theodora gave me the boost I needed to see life as happening for me, to prepare me for something I still cannot see and that is great comfort - and very exciting!"
Here's what SEL educators are saying
Sophia A, English Teacher
Before the masterclass I had never thought that celebrating was so important in my own life let alone in my students' life. After the masterclass I've made a decision to learn to celebrate little or big things, important or less important, achievements or successes not by bragging but honoring myself with humility and gratefulness. This is the only way to be able to help my students learn to do the same.
Varvara K, English School Owner
Well, before the masterclass I hadn't realized how many reasons I had for celebrating myself. After the masterclass I promised that I will keep reminding myself of all these reasons and many more that are yet to come.
Maria N, English School Owner
Good morning Theodora,
Before the masterclass, I would never thought/dare of celebrating myself. After the masterclass, the thought of celebration swirls in my mind.
Philie S, English Teacher
Before the masterclass I felt rather embarrassed when praised, let alone celebrating my victories (small or major ones). After the masterclass I feel I have more reasons to celebrate, guilt-free, every single day and thank you for this!
Xanthi P, English School Owner
Before the masterclass, I knew that it was going to be a brilliant experience.After the masterclass I was surprised at how much certain I felt that it is going to be a huge success.
Nikoletta T, English School Owner
Before the masterclass l always showed my happiness and celebrated everything with my kids and students but after the masterclass l sure am more enthusiastic. I needed a boost l think because sometimes we know what we should do but we forget. Thank you.
Dimitra T, English Teacher
Hi Theodora, in a nutshell before the masterclass I really thought here was no hope, both for my students and myself due to an extremely stressful past 3 years, but after the masterclass I feel optimistic again and motivated and I hope to pass that on to my students. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your summer.
DISTINCTIONS
The four innovative English learning programmes
'Mummy & Me' English Together Little Stars
Little Pilots
XBrain
were awarded the Gold Award for Innovation in Teaching in Education Leaders Awards 2020.
COACH OF THE MONTH
in two coaching Academies for her extraordinary coaching style and approach.
XBrain
The Language Of The Heart
A unique approach to Social Emotional Learning in combination with teen coaching.
exSELlens was awarded the Gold Award in Innovation in Teaching in Greece.
Selected by the European Union Infopoint for raising the intercultural awareness of their learners in their language centre.
What's next
Social Emotional Learning kids' book to be published in 5 languages.
✓ Teenagers discover their life purpose and their mission through a series of self-development lessons.
✓ They learn how to set goals and overcome their fears, master their emotions and change their limiting beliefs.
✓ They do all this implicitly by studying in-depth speeches and self development books.
By the end of the course