

With the song already entered under the name Bucks Fizz, Martin and future group manager, Jill Shirley recruited Cheryl Baker, Bobby G and Jay Aston to the line-up, with Martin herself dropping out. Martin then realised she had to quickly assemble a group to perform the song for the contest, based around her and Nolan. In December, the song was chosen out of 591 submitted entries to be one of the eight songs performed in the contest. In October 1980, they set about recording a demo of the song featuring the vocals of Hill, Martin and Mike Nolan, a singer Martin had worked with before. Martin claims that Danter's input was minimal, the song being essentially a Hill composition. Working with his then girlfriend, Nichola Martin, a singer and music publisher, she encouraged him to collaborate with musician John Danter, who she could sign up to her publishing company, therefore owning half the rights of the song (Hill was already signed to another publisher). MindUP is now offering virtual training opportunities and will soon be launching MindUP 2.0 by introducing an interactive online platform which will include training, exclusive content, and an engaging community from around the world.In late 1980, songwriter Andy Hill composed "Making Your Mind Up" with an eye to entering it into the A Song for Europe finals the following year. Since 2003, MindUP has impacted nearly 7 million children and trained approximately 175,000 teachers. We are a Global Community in over 14 countries. Increased optimism, happiness, and resilience.ĭe Carvalho, Pinto, & Marôco, (2017) Schonert-Reichl & Lawlor, 2010 Schonert-Reichl et al., 2015 Thierry, Bryant, Nobles, & Norris, (2016).Enhanced tools and strategies for self-regulation.More prosocial, trustworthy, and liked by their peers.Improved student outcomes: academics, attention and prosocial behavior.Better stress regulation as assessed by the stress hormone, cortisol.People who can regulate their emotions are more likely to show empathy and to act prosocially towards others (Blake, Piovesan, Montinari, Warneken, & Gino, 2015 Eisenberg, Smith, Sadovsky, & Spinrad, 2004).MindUP infuses strategies derived from the science of happiness to provide children with skills to foster well-being and happiness.Research has revealed that positive emotions lead to a broader scope of attention and greater motivation (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005.).Understanding the structure of the brain and how it functions gives children a sense of control and empowerment. MindUP teaches children about the brain.MindUP infuses developmental neuroscience, mindful awareness practice, social emotional learning, and positive psychology to foster children’s well-being and resiliency.
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MindUP teaches children how to focus their attention, use brain breaks as a means to manage stress, act with empathy, and build resilience in the face of challenge.
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The curriculum consists of a series of lessons that work together to build a scaffolding of awareness and skills necessary to increase prosocial behavior, executive functioning, and social and emotional competence.

Developed by a team of experts focusing on four pillars: neuroscience, social-emotional learning (SEL), positive psychology and mindful awareness. MindUP’s signature program is an acclaimed classroom-based curriculum, spanning ages 3 to 14. Based firmly in neuroscience, MindUP gives children the knowledge and tools they need to manage stress, regulate emotions and face the challenges of the 21st century with resilience.

MindUP was created in response to the global epidemic of childhood aggression, anxiety, depression and suicide. MindUP™ | The Goldie Hawn Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded to help children develop the mental fitness necessary to thrive in school, work and life.
