AFF
and schools
Today's children face challenges that go far beyond the classroom. Academic learning is just one part of their development—without guidance in emotional, social, and cognitive skills, many students struggle to reach their potential.
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At AFF, our programmes are designed to go beyond traditional academics. We equip children with the skills to navigate life's challenges while developing their mindset and their emotional and behavioural resources.
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* Our coaching programmes are future-focused, practical, and entirely non-clinical — designed for everyday growth, not therapy.
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What
we offer
​​Our Programmes & Projects help children building practical mindset skills in a non-therapeutic, coaching-focused way. Through this initiative, participants develop emotional intelligence, strengthen self-awareness, and gain tools to approach challenges with confidence.
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Five comprehensive projects built around age-related programmes, ensuring age-appropriate support for every stage of learning.
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Workshops for teacher and parents, equipping them with coaching techniques to reinforce children's skills at school and at home.
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Practical exercises and coaching tools to build resilience, focus, and self-belief.
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A supportive, inspiring environment where participants can practice growth, set goals, and thrive.
Why
it matters
"The Confident Mind" coaching programmes empower students with a positive mindset, confidence and resilience, while providing practical support for teachers and parents.”
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Builds Confidence and Awareness: helps students understand their strengths, embrace challenges, and trust their abilities.
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Enhances Resilience and Problem-Solving Algorithms: equips learners with the skills to navigate setbacks and think creatively when faced with obstacles.
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Supports Teachers and Parents: provides practical tools and strategies to guide and empower students effectively.
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Fosters a Positive Mindset: encourages lifelong learning, curiosity, and an optimistic approach to personal growth.
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Mind Coaching Evidence & Facts
Key Evidence & Statistics on Mind Coaching - Growth Mindset, for Children:
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More adaptive coping skills - in a randomized controlled trial of 261 adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic, participants who received a growth mindset coaching intervention, showed greater resilience, using less maladaptive coping (e.g., avoidance) and more adaptive coping (like acceptance).
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Reduced Anxiety Among Teens - a web-based single-session growth mindset coaching intervention (about 45 minutes) with 731 adolescents, significantly reduced anxiety symptoms at both 2-week and 8-week follow-ups.
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Boosted Well-Being in Younger Students - in elementary school students, growth mindset beliefs are positively linked with higher subjective well-being, especially when students feel supported by their teachers.
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"Growth Mindset" as a protective factor - for middle schoolers at academic risk, shows that a strong mindset buffers the negative impact of risk factors, such as low socio-economic status or school transitions—on academic performance.
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Positive Mindset Beliefs - a 2025 experimental study with 161 Dutch primary-school children (ages 10–12) found that a growth mindset on focused reading-writing intervention, combined with effort-based praise, significantly increased a positive growth-mindset beliefs.
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Increased Motivation and Self-discipline - a 2025 scoping review of brain-based studies found consistent evidence that growth mindset correlates with neural mechanisms associated with motivation, memory, self-discipline and control.
