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Adaptive Learning
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Creative Crafting
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Our Story
After more than 30 years in classrooms across Australia, Andrew Holt saw something every child needed: tips and tools to understand their thoughts and feelings, get along with others and make wise choices.
Bringing together his teaching experience, his studies in mindfulness for children, positive psychology and modern neuroscience, he created the Wise Kids Series of books, the Wise Kids Quest, and The Shooting Star Movement, a classroom kindness and leadership program.
Today, Wise Kids Academy creates safe spaces
for kids, parents and educators to explore,
share their wisdom and have fun along the way.
"BELIEF is the key to move and share your best.
A brave heart is what beats inside your OWN treasure chest."
– Book 2 in the Wise Kids Series - ‘A Wise Water World Inspires Me’–
What Guides Us
Our Mission
To open the world for wise kids, their parents and educators, with tips & tools that help children grow more self-aware, socially aware and responsible.
Our Vision
A world where kids are truly listened to, given safe spaces to explore their interests, and trusted to share their own wisdom.
HELLO, I'M ANDREW HOLT!
I grew up in Young, the Cherry Capital of Australia in south-west NSW, and spent many weekends helping out on my grandparents' sheep, cattle and crop farm.
I trained as a primary school teacher at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, then taught Indonesian and English as a Second Language in Canberra. Since then I've worked with children from all backgrounds overseas and around Australia, including remote communities in the Kimberley, near Alice Springs and Tennant Creek, and the West Daly Region.
Today I'm a district relief teacher in Kingaroy, Queensland, working across 10 primary schools. You'll also find me at the Nanango Country Markets on the first Saturday of each month.
I believe kids have their own valuable views on the world, if we only listen. And don't be surprised if I have you jumping for your dreams when we meet!
30+
Years of Teaching Experience
100K+
Students Taught
600+
Schools Attended
4
States (NSW, QLD, VIC, WA)
30+
Years of Teaching Experience
100K+
Students Taught
600+
Schools Attended
4
States (NSW, QLD, VIC, WA)
Our Core Values
Eight values that shape every program, story and quest.
LEADERSHIP
Leading by example,
speaking up and helping others
find their way.
INNOVATION
Thinking creatively, trying new ideas
and finding fresh ways to solve problems.
CURIOSITY
Asking questions, exploring the world and loving to learn something new.
COMPASSION
Understanding how others feel
and caring for them with an open heart.
COURAGE
Being brave, trying new things
and standing up for what is right.
KINDNESS
Sharing, helping and treating everyone with warmth and respect.
EMPOWERMENT
Believing in yourself and knowing
you can make a difference.
SELF-AWARENESS
Knowing your thoughts, feelings and strengths so you can make wise choices.
"BELIEF is the key to move and share your best.
A brave heart is what beats inside your OWN treasure chest."
– Book 2 in the Wise Kids Series - ‘A Wise Water World Inspires Me’–
OUR OFFERS
Proving dependable and affordable daycare services
Nature Talks
Nature talks invites you to reflect on the wisdom of nature and encourages you to venture out to invest more time adventuring and playing in it, to receive the many health benefits.
The Shooting Star Movement
A kindness and leadership movement that is actioned immediately through one simple daily action that deepening positive connections and relationships, as well as enhancing positive leadership not only within friends, family and school, but the whole community as well. Participate and watch the joyous ripple effects of this mindful action of being seen and acknowledged spread throughout your life.
The Wise Kids Quest
A place where wise kids take the reins of their future, their vision and go on a quest with facilitation in creating the manifestation of their vision with tools of self-awareness and responsibility.
Wise Kids Series
BOOK 1
Grounded, mindset, being present, goals, gratitude, kindness, and much more
BOOK 2
Emotions, feelings, trust, belief, flow
and much more
BOOK 3 (DEC 2026)
Empowerment, disempowerment, leadership, action, passion, decision and choice
What Parents Say
"
A warm, imaginative journey through the outback that helps children connect big feelings about confidence and choice to the simple wonders of nature and family. Woven through with reflective questions, it invites young readers and their parents to pause and unpack what it truly means to feel empowered."
Ribhu father of an 8 year old daughter
"
I liked that we went to people and gave stars away. I feel like giving stars away to people. It made them feel hopeful of their stall."
Parent
"
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous book with my daughter and myself, we thoroughly enjoyed it. We really loved reading this together, my daughter loved the rhyming and I loved how each chapter discussed a different topic. It was like a key we could use to open a door of discussion on so many topics that perhaps aren’t always talked about in daily life. Great format, loved the pictures, and it kept the attention of my nine-year-old.”
Samantha Allimant, mother of a nine-year-old
Ready to jump for your dreams?
Join a Wise Kids Program and help your child shine.
Support
Contact Us
Address: 34A Windsor Circle, Kingaroy,
Queensland, Australia, 4610
Phone: 0427509206
Email: [email protected]
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