Kindergarten Masterclass
5-Day Foundational Workshop
A practical five-day experience using Story Psychology + Hero Intelligence® to help you understand the story beneath a child’s behaviour, and guide what happens next.
Every child carries a hero within.
Self-paced • Five days • Access through Educator Central
Join the founding group live, starting [PILOT START DATE]. Spots are limited.
There’s more happening beneath the behaviour.
WHY THIS WORKSHOP
Challenging or confusing behaviour in young children often communicates something deeper. It may be a signal of an unmet need, a developing skill, or an experience a child cannot yet put into words.
Educators don’t simply need more classroom-management tricks. They need a way to notice what is happening, understand what a child may need, and choose an intentional response. Kindergarten Masterclass gives you a practical framework you can return to again and again.
You won’t spend five days learning about the story. You’ll enter it.
HOW IT WORKS
For five days, you become the learner. You meet the characters. You encounter the challenges. You use the tools. You notice your own thoughts and feelings. You make choices. You reflect. You create. You contribute. You experience the learning much the way a child will.
01
Experience it
Enter the story as the learner, the way a child will.
02
Understand it
Step outside the story together and examine why it created safety, engagement and belonging.
03
Practise it
Use the tools yourself and notice what shifts in you.
04
Guide it
Only then, learn how to build the experience for children.
A parallel journey
You walk the same path your children will.
The educator’s journey mirrors the child’s. And when you master it, something shifts: you stop always leading the learning, and start creating a classroom where children lead themselves.
Level 1
The child’s journey
I experience
I discover
I practise
I grow
Level 2
The educator’s journey
I experience
I understand
I practise
I learn to guide
Level 3
The master educator’s journey
I stop being the person who always has to lead the learning
I create the conditions in which children lead themselves and one another
First, live the story. Then, understand the story.
Then, learn to guide the story.
Five days. Five foundations.
One story of growth.
THE 5-DAY JOURNEY
Each day introduces a character and three practical “P” concepts that make the learning easy to remember and use.
Day 1 • Yanni the Beaver
Build the Safe Space
“I feel safe.”
Create the physical, emotional and relational conditions where children can settle, trust, learn and belong.
Presence
Be fully attentive and emotionally available.
Place
An environment where children feel safe, welcomed and inspired.
Predictability
Consistent routines, expectations and boundaries.
Foundation question: What helps a child feel safe enough to learn?
Build the Connected Classroom
“I belong.”
People
Learning is relational and happens through connection.
Partnership
Work with children, families and colleagues.
Participation
Every child gets a voice and a meaningful role.
Connection turns a group of children into a caring community where every child can find their place and use their voice.
Foundation question: How do we help every child know, “I belong here”?
Day 2 • Gilda the Goose
Day 3 • Starfish
Build the Self-Smart Child
“I know myself.”
Self-smart children learn to notice their inner world, value who they are, and choose tools that help them return to calm, keep trying and grow.
Perspective
Look beyond behaviour to what a child needs.
Patterns
Notice repeated behaviours, strengths and triggers.
Potential
See who the child is capable of becoming.
Foundation question: What becomes possible when a child understands what is happening within?
Build Hero Intelligence®
“I have a choice.”
Children discover that their inner voices shape feelings, actions and identity. Harmony teaches them to pause, think about what is happening within, and choose what happens next.
Pause
Create space between what happens and how you respond.
Ponder
Reflect on thoughts, emotions and choices.
Plan
Choose a response aligned with long-term goals.
Foundation question: Which voice will I choose, and who am I becoming?
Day 4 • Harmony Hare
Return to the Learner Within
“I learn it. I live it. Then I can lead it.”
This isn’t another program to add to your plate. You experience the journey from the child’s side, and leave with a compass.
Practice
Build skill through repetition and reflection.
Purpose
Understand the deeper why behind teaching.
Pass It On
Model learning and empower others.
Foundation question: What do I want children to feel because I was their teacher?
Day 5 • Your Inner Compass
WHAT YOU GET
Everything you need to put the learning into practice.
Five days of guided learning
Kindergarten Masterclass Storybook
Companion Guidebook
Practical educator resources and tools
Story-based classroom experiences
Draw with Mr. Josh activities
Compass Card reflection and completion
Access through Educator Central
Included bonuses
More ways to bring Harmony's story to life
WHO IT’S FOR
Created for the adults who help young children grow.
Whether you teach in a classroom, at home, or alongside a care team, this workshop meets you with a practical, human-centred approach.
LEARN FROM THE CREATOR
Meet Tammy Vallieres
Twenty-five years in the kindergarten classroom.
One transformative framework.
Tammy brings 25 years of classroom experience to this five-day journey. Learn directly from an educator who understands kindergarten from the inside, and who built Kindergarten Masterclass to help other educators see what is happening beneath behaviour and respond with intention.
See kindergarten through a different lens.
Start here
5-Day Foundational Workshop
Continue when you're ready
Kindergarten Masterclass Certification
Pilot cohort · Self-paced after launch
$349USD
Build the awareness, shared language and practical tools to understand the story beneath behaviour, and respond with greater intention.
Register for the PilotAfter you register, you'll receive access instructions for the Kindergarten Masterclass Workshop space in Educator Central.
Your Kindergarten Masterclass path
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A few helpful details.
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What is the 5-Day Foundational Workshop?
A self-paced, five-day experience for educators and the first step toward Kindergarten Masterclass Certification. You enter the story as the learner, then learn to guide it.
Do I need to teach kindergarten?
No. It’s built for anyone who helps young children grow: classroom teachers, early childhood and homeschool educators, and support professionals.
How does the five-day journey work?
Each day introduces a character, three practical “P” concepts and a foundation question to carry into your classroom.
How much time should I plan for each day?
[CONFIRM TIME PER DAY]
Is it self-paced?
Yes. The pilot cohort joins live as we record; after that, the workshop is fully self-paced.
Is this the full certification?
No. This is the foundation. When you’re ready, you can continue to Kindergarten Masterclass Certification.
Where will I access it?
Everything lives in the Kindergarten Masterclass Workshop space inside Educator Central.