Growing Together to Support Children Better

Temenos offers seminars, training, workshops, coaching, and supervision for schools, educators, education staff, parents, students, and communities who want to strengthen how they support children's learning, development, and well-being.

Every school and community is different, so Temenos does not use one package for everyone. The theme, depth, type of activity, case studies, duration, and participants can all be adjusted to the needs and context of each institution.

Why Does Professional Development Matter?

The quality of education depends not only on the curriculum, but also on the capacity of the adults who support children. A review of 35 studies by Darling-Hammond, Hyler, and Gardner (2017) found that effective professional development usually focuses on relevant content, involves active learning and collaboration, models effective practice, offers coaching and expert support, makes room for feedback and reflection, and continues over time.

Families are an important part of children's education too. A meta-analysis by Barger and colleagues (2019) of 448 studies covering 480,830 families found that parents' involvement in education is linked to children's academic, social, and emotional adjustment. Building the capacity of both teachers and parents helps children receive more consistent support.

Formats

Seminar & Webinar. A structured presentation to introduce, deepen, or raise awareness of a theme. Suitable for teachers, parents, students, communities, and large audiences.

Training & Workshop. A more hands-on program with discussion, case studies, simulation, practice, reflection, or planning strategies that can be used in real settings.

Coaching & Supervision. Support for individuals or small groups who want to reflect on their practice, talk through challenges, build their skills, or get ongoing support putting ideas into practice. Groups of teachers or professionals can ask for this directly; it does not need to come through a school.

Parent Seminar & Workshop. A program for parents, organized by a school, a community, or a parent group, with material matched to the children's stage of development and the families' needs.

Topic Areas

These topics draw on education, educational psychology, counseling, and inclusive education, and on the Temenos team's own experience running seminars and training. Titles are not fixed; every theme can be developed and adjusted to the participants.

  • Inclusive Education & Diverse Learners: inclusive education; learner diversity; neurodiversity; identifying learning needs; differentiated instruction; accommodations and modifications; PPI/IEP; Response to Intervention (RTI); a strength-based approach; strategies for supporting learners with diverse learning and developmental needs.
  • Teaching, Learning & Classroom Practice: active learning strategies; student engagement and motivation; learning readiness; self-regulated learning; executive functioning in learning; positive classroom management; instructional strategies; teaching that responds to individual differences.
  • Social-Emotional Learning & Student Well-Being: emotional regulation; SEL; mindfulness; resilience; self-awareness; teacher–student relationships; healthy communication; empathy; bullying; healthy boundaries; mental well-being; the educator's role as an emotional first responder.
  • Child & Adolescent Development: child development; early identification; school readiness; social-emotional development; adolescent development; needs at different ages; independence; the development of neurodivergent children and teens; the transition to adult life.
  • School Counseling & Helping Skills: basic counseling skills; active listening; supportive communication; building safe relationships with students; mentoring; counseling record-keeping; professional boundaries; first-line social-emotional support; when to refer to a professional.
  • Parenting & Family Support: understanding child and teen development; building independence; emotional regulation in the family; parent–child communication; resilience; supporting children who need additional support; supporting learning at home; attachment; self-regulation; coping with failure; the challenges of parenting today.
  • Life Skills, Independence & Transition to Adulthood: life skills; independence; adaptive functioning; executive function; self-management; exploring interests and potential; readiness for further study; preparing for adult life; skills for taking part in family and community life.
  • Contemporary Issues for Children & Adolescents: digital well-being; healthy social media use; cyberbullying; body awareness; puberty; healthy relationships; boundaries; procrastination; time management; peer relationships; other child and teen development issues that matter to schools.

Programs Can Continue Over Time

Building capacity is not always done in a single seminar. Where it helps, Temenos can design a series that moves from understanding to practice and then to support in applying what has been learned.

Seminar → Workshop → Training Series → Coaching → Supervision

Who Is It For?

  • Teachers and education staff
  • School leaders and management
  • School counselors, learning support teams, and support professionals
  • Parents and families
  • Students and teenagers
  • Communities, organizations, and professional groups

A Flexible, Customized Format

Programs run online or on-site, in Indonesian or English. A school, community, or professional group tells us about the issue or need they are facing. The Temenos team then discusses the goals, participants, context, duration, and type of activity to design the most relevant program.

Can't find the topic you need? The list above describes areas of service, not a limit on themes.

The Team Behind It

These service areas come from the team's combined professional experience in inclusive education, special education, educational therapy, educational psychology, school counseling, school leadership, teaching, supervision, parenting, social-emotional learning, and child and adolescent development. Each program is designed around the facilitators' professional expertise and the participants' needs.

Plan a Program with Us

Tell us what your school, community, or group needs, and we will help design the right program.

References

  • Barger, M. M., Kim, E. M., Kuncel, N. R., & Pomerantz, E. M. (2019). The relation between parents' involvement in children's schooling and children's adjustment: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 145(9), 855–890. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000201
  • Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E., & Gardner, M. (2017). Effective teacher professional development. Learning Policy Institute.