Name: Helping Students Feel Happier: Insights From Icons
Start: 2025-02-20T10:20:00-0700
End: 2025-02-20T11:20:00-0700

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Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST

RDP Room 1437

Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut are two Albertan teen sisters who started their company, Small Bits of Happiness, three years ago. Their mission is to help individuals of all ages find more happiness in daily life. As two teens, they understand firsthand the difficulties of teenage-hood, including not only the hormonal changes that teens undergo, but the added stressors of war, post-pandemic life, and beyond. Through their podcast, Hack Your Happiness, the two sisters have spoken to countless Olympic Athletes, entrepreneurs, Oscar-winners, Grammy-winning composers, New York Times Bestselling Authors, marine biologists, NASA scientists, NASCAR drivers, CEOs, and beyond. Through their conversations Mercedes and Anastasia have learned critical advice from these iconic individuals, specifically on the topic of happiness and advice to teens and pre-teens. As many pre-teens and teens struggle to take advice from parents and teachers, in this session, Mercedes and Anastasia share top happiness advice from top iconic individuals, as well as their perspective on finding happiness as two teens. Mercedes and Anastasia share how teachers and educators can guide students to building happy habits, and practicing wellness - all from the perspective of a teen, and iconic interviews.

Speakers

Mercedes Korngut

Co-founder and CEO, Small Bits of Happiness

Mercedes Korngut is 16-years-old, and started Small Bits of Happiness with her sister, Anastasia, two years ago. Small Bits of Happiness is a company with the mission of helping individuals of all ages, especially teens and pre-teens, find more happiness in daily life and build... Read More →

Anastasia Korngut

Co-Founder and COO, Small Bits of Happiness

Anastasia Korngut is 14-years-old, and started Small Bits of Happiness with her sister, Mercedes, two years ago. Small Bits of Happiness is a company with the mission of helping individuals of all ages, especially teens and pre-teens, find more happiness in daily life and build... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
RDP Room 1437

Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Counselling & Student Support (TQS/LQS 4), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions

CATCA 2025

Mercedes Korngut

Anastasia Korngut

Attendees (23)

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