Success Stories
Everything we need for positive change is within and around us.
1. Restorative Practices in Action
Makēda supports New York City schools as a staff developer for Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsbility. In working with Makēda to implement and sustain restorative practices onsite, one school site reported an 80% decrease Level 4 and 5 incidents and a 66.7% decrease in suspensions.
She currently co-facilitates Equity and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) trainings for after-school staff. More information here➡️: More Information here: Teachable Moments
2. Leading Mindfulness Coach on Coach.me
Makēda has been a leading habit formation coach on Coach.me for over 10 years, individually coaching over 400 clients from 32 states in the USA and 37 countries.
'“Thanks to your kind support and attention, to our work and to an implemented habit of setting priorities and checking sleep, I learned to see the meaning in every little, boring odd thing that I am doing. I do believe! Thank you!!"
—2018 Coaching Client
3. Glow Up Quest at Summit Academy
During the 2021-2021 school year, we provided a self-empowerment and advisory curriculum focused on supporting the mental and emotional well-being of 300 middle and school students and 30 staff in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
““Thank you for exposing us to this new method of thinking / practicing / engaging with students and each other at work. This is powerful and important work and I’m excited (and a little nervous) to begin!””