Kraig A. Kidd, Founder
Hi – Welcome to our site. I am Kraig and I am a father and the Founder of the organization New World Leadership Children’s Academy. I am also a personal and business development coach and consultant and most recently, planning the publishing of his first children’s book, Where Creation Begins. I began a career in learning and organizational development in the early 1990’s as an instructional designer, creating both personal and leadership development programs for a privately held global company.
During this time, I began my training in Adlerian psychology and techniques. This training inspired a keen fascination with discovering how our behaviors impact our ability to accomplish our dreams and get what we want out of life.
In 2005, I knew my life direction was changing when I became a father at age 43. The birth of my daughter, Allie, brought about new family dynamics and I immediately embraced my role in supporting her development. But - I quickly discovered, like many new parents, the roles were not yet complete in being defined. I quickly learned that my daughter had been positioned as 'my' teacher to support my evolution; and that these teaching relationships would also extend to our family and community around us. As my fascination with my daughter's cognitive and spiritual development grew, I knew there was an opportunity for a new philosophy to be created. This new philosophy aligns the development of our children with the development of our families, and our communities as a whole creating in essence, a 'New World'. I immediately began incorporating these concepts into leadership development programs and my coaching and consulting practices with leaders and business owners around the world.
In considering how the focus and application of this philosophy would translate to the cognitive and spiritual development of our children and the gaps in the current educational system, the non-profit school New World Leadership Children’s Academy was created.
My traditional education is a BFA in Performing Arts and a MFA in Dance Education. I have a Bachelor’s of Divinity and currently on the journey of my Master’s of Divinity. I currently sit on the core team of the International Network of Children and Families (INCAF) and am a Certified Parent Educator/Trainer. I am a facilitator of the participatory techniques of the Institute of Cultural Affairs and a trained coach through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI). I have a consistent daily meditation and yoga practice, am a Reiki Master and most of all love connecting with my family through walks and play in our beautiful world.
I hope you enjoy your journey through our site and will get in touch if you have any questions or comments.
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Ms. Deb'bora
Namaste my name is Ms. Deb'bora. I was born and raised in the Bronx, New York and currently living in Encinitas, California.
During the early part of my career I obtained a BFA in Performing Arts and worked as an actress, singer, director and writer. Although I enjoyed the creativity of this period the lifestyle did not fulfill my soul. My journey took me to the United Kingdom for 29 years during which time I completed my Montessori training in London at St Nicholas which was founded by Margaret Humphries and Phoebe Child who both studied directly with Maria Montessori. During this period I also qualified and worked as a Drama Therapist offering Drama / Emotional Literacy workshops to young people.
I went on to receive a Diploma and Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy and for the next 20 years I specialized in working with families, children and young people from all backgrounds and recognize the importance of working with the ‘whole child’. Prior to leaving the UK I successfully introduced and piloted ‘The Place2Be’ in Scotland, an organization set up to support children’s emotional wellbeing in schools. I also piloted a new initiative for the organization, ‘A Place for Parents’ which offers therapeutic support to parents of children who attend ‘The Place2Be’. In 2011 ‘A Place for Parents’ won a top national charity award for providing essential support to parents.
I am now a Reiki Master and for over 35 years I have had a daily meditation / spiritual practice which is at the core of my way-of-being and informs the way I interact with myself and others.
I am passionate about using all my divine gifts, knowledge and experience in working holistically with children and their guardians to help release their full potential. I found these same values fully expressed in New World Leadership Children’s Academy and consider it a privilege and an honor to be contributing to this pioneering work whose vision resonates so much with my own.
Peace
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Beth Riedler
I recognized long ago my love for children. Some used to call me the pied piper because wherever I went children were attracted to me. During college I knew I wanted to write children’s books, and decided to earn my B.A. degree in general English. I’ve taken a roundabout way through various jobs leading up to being a part of New World Leadership. My work career began in the insurance industry and quickly moved into a variety of positions within Human Resources. It was during this time that I decided to formally move into the field of education and returned to school to earn my M.Ed. in Secondary Education.
From there I began facilitating and designing personal growth seminars in the United States and Russia for an international human relations company. While doing so I began an introspective journey considering who I was as a spiritual being, as well as, a human being. It was during this time that I wrote and published It’s Time to Let You Know, Rainbow in the Night and Redirecting: Are You Learning or Protecting (co-authored with Bill Riedler). On this journey I discovered I am much more than my physical self, and found many tools and resources available from both the physical world and the non-physical world. As I practiced the Law of Attraction and declared to the Universe a list of ways I wanted to contribute in the world (including working with children) opportunities began opening up to me. Most of them pointed to children.
I began teaching in a Montessori classroom environment in January 2009, which led to the opportunity to be part of New World Leadership Children’s Academy. Since that time I’ve expanded my personal mission from being dedicated to increasing understanding between people and enhancing the satisfaction available in their lives to my personal mission of bringing light and peace to this planet by creating and accepting opportunities to help others remember the Truth of who they are. New World Leadership’s mission, values and four cornerstones of curriculum are in alignment with my mission, my beliefs and who I am as both a human and spiritual being. In addition to my contribution at NWL I continue to grow through writing books (watch for What a Trip! Curt Cat’s Adventure), communicating with animals, studying metaphysical healing modalities such as Reiki and utilizing healing light to augment how I express myself and offer my love in the world.
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