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About Heidi
Heidi Marlinghaus taught multiple grade levels and was in the classroom for twelve years. She became a teacher because she wanted to help children grow up to have tools they needed to be more successful both emotionally and intellectually in life. Naturally, she was interested in and focused on EQ and Social / Emotional Learning (SEL) as part of her teaching practices. Later in her career she began studying and practicing Mindfulness. She learned how to teach this practice to adults as well as children. In addition to Mindfulness and her extensive knowledge of EQ ( Emotional Intelligence), Heidi sought training in many SEL programs and studied how to implement SEL into school communities successfully. Heidi is currently a National School Solution Strategist who has been working with large education organizations to support SEL in the school system today. She has presented at national conferences in addition to her behind the scenes work of organizing and delivering conferences and workshops. At the school level, Heidi worked with SEL Task Force which brought SEL to the school community and enhanced the culture and climate. In addition to supporting school staff with professional development, she has delivered presentations for the community at schools and the public library for their Wellness series and written curriculum for college courses. Outside of work, Heidi is a mom to two wonderful children and they live together with her husband (and their pets Belle-cat and Bobbie-dog) in Bend, Oregon. It is here that her passion for SEL is fueled as she watches her children grow. Heidi continues learning about child development and social development to enhance her work skills and to be the best mom she can be. Today, she enjoys being a National School Solution Strategist, SEL Consultant/ Coach and founder of EQQE.
How EQQE Started
After years of learning about child development, neuroscience, positive teacher and parenting, Heidi witnessed many schools with students and school communities that were thriving academically, socially and emotionally. Yet, this was not the norm.
More often, Heidi witnessed schools, where teachers and administrators had the desire, the knowledge and the skills to implement positive learning strategies into their classroom and schools, but the policies were such that they either worked in silos behind closed doors or resigned themselves to the current policies.
Heidi has always been very involved with the schools where she worked, through sharing ideas and collaboration, training teachers and families and participating on task forces. She gave 150% into her students and found that she wanted to make a bigger difference for school communities. She made the decision to leave the classroom in 2019 to support schools in making positive changes.
Starting out in the California Bay Area, Heidi co-founded SELSolutions and began working with schools and education organizations. Since moving to Bend, Oregon she went out on her own to start EQQE.
