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OUR STORY
ABOUT LITTLE BOSSES ACADEMY
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​​​GISELLE IDEDIA
Founder & Principal | Little Bosses Academy​
More than 'just' camps and courses
Hello, I’m Giselle.
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I’m passionate about creating environments where children don’t just take part, but begin to think for themselves, take ownership, and follow things through.
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I’ve seen first-hand what happens when children are given the space to try, decide, and grow in confidence.
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Everything begins to shift.
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At Little Bosses Academy, we focus on developing how children think, how they respond, and how they carry themselves, through experiences that build real confidence, courage and capability.
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Come in and explore our programmes, workshops and experiences, designed to help your child grow into someone who can think clearly, act with confidence, and take responsibility.
How it started
As a child, I was always curious. I enjoyed figuring things out, trying things for myself, and understanding how things worked. But when it came to school, it didn’t always feel the same.
There were times I struggled, times I didn’t feel confident, didn’t feel engaged, and didn’t feel like I was reaching what I was capable of. I started to question myself and what I could actually achieve.
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What began to change things for me wasn’t more instruction or pressure, but being in environments that allowed me to think, try, and figure things out for myself. That shift made a real difference. Over time, I became more confident in how I approached challenges, more willing to try, and more able to follow things through. I started to trust myself in a way I hadn’t before.
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That experience stayed with me and shaped how I see children and what they need.
I don’t believe children need to be pushed or fixed. I believe they need the right environment; one that allows them to think, take ownership, and grow in confidence through real experiences.
Why Little Bosses Academy Exists
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Little Bosses Academy was created from that understanding.
It’s a space where children develop confidence, courage and capability, not as surface traits, but as something they can rely on over time.
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As children begin to think things through, take ownership, and follow things through, you start to notice a real shift in how they communicate, how they respond, and how they carry themselves.
They don’t just take part.
They take responsibility.
And that is what stays with them.
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GISELLE IDEDIA
Founder & Principal | Little Bosses Academy​
Our S.T.E.W.A.R.D Process
At Little Bosses Academy, everything we do is built around developing seven key foundations that shape how a child thinks, acts, and grows over time.
Self-Efficacy
Thinking
Emotional Intellegence
Willingness to Act
Agency
Responsibility
Drive
We believe that how a child develops matters just as much as what they learn.
Confidence doesn’t come from being told what to do. It grows when children are given the space to think, try, and figure things out for themselves.
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At Little Bosses Academy, we focus on what sits underneath behaviour; how children make decisions, how they respond to challenges, and how they follow things through over time.
Because when those foundations are strong, everything else begins to change.
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That’s why our approach is built around developing a clear set of core foundations that shape how children think, act, and grow.
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To develop self-efficacy, independent thinking, and emotional regulation in children through real-world, applied learning.
By engaging children in decision-making, problem-solving, and ownership, we support the development of confidence that is built—not given.
OUR MISSION
OUR VALUES
We are guided by core principles of child development; autonomy, competence, and reflection.
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Children are not just taught what to do; they are supported to think, act, and take responsibility, building the foundations for long-term confidence and capability.
SOCIAL IMPACT
Little Bosses Academy is a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), meaning our work is built around purpose as well as delivery.
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We create opportunities for children, particularly those from underrepresented or underserved communities to access learning experiences that develop self-efficacy, financial literacy, and real-world capability.
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Our focus is not just participation, but long-term development, supporting children to think independently, take ownership, and expand what they believe is possible for themselves.
Education is
not
the filling of a pail,
but the
lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats